Let the record reflect that I may never, ever catch up on blogging. That said, we went camping at the beginning of August. And it was so fun. Two nights at North Fork Campground and a day at Pineview Reservoir.  As a family, I think we really, really needed the change of pace and scenery and the total lack of normal responsibilities.  We explored around our campsite,  enjoyed lots of campfire time and campfire food,  found some grasshoppers,  Asa's beloved "Grassy" got a hummingbird stuck in our car, and Leah even started a bottlecap collection.   It was so cold at night! Lesson learned: pack warmer jammies next time! A day at Pineview. Lots of sand and snacks and no horrible sunburns! Asa became a master marshmallow cooker on this trip. He is so proud and is planning to teach marshmallow roasting classes. Nate decided we each needed an "exit photo" to document just how dirty we were.

             Here's the run down on the Klondike Derby: We went up through Morgan County and up into a huge campsite. There were hundreds of scouts. We found the site for us and started getting the tent up. Note: It was extremely windy and hailing. We got the the flimsy tent up and then guess what? We took it down because of the wind! Literally at the exact time we put the tent in the trailer the wind just stopped blowing.😡 The other leader was setting up his tent so we just went in there. this is how the leader probably felt:😱💀😾🖤❌👺💩😠 Me and my friend Hyrum built a snow cave and went sledding in the site.  Then we made hot dogs. Mine would not cook!🥶 Then we went to bed. We were in a tent with all the boys. Role Call: Me👾 Hyrum🐱‍🐉 Merl🤨 Jackson🤡 Isaac👹 Sam🐱‍👤     We went to bed and got up in the morning in a crazy mood.😜 We went into a leaders car and had muffins.🧁 Then me👾 and Hyrum🐱‍🐉 went sledding on ...