We went on one last camping trip before we left California. There is a nice little area we like to camp at that is only about 20 min. from our house. It is called Rainbow Basin, and the rock formations there are really very beautiful. Our kids love to camp, and the boys are no exception. They really got into helping dad find firewood, set up camp, cook the foil dinners, stoke the fire. Mom almost had a nervous breakdown...but we made it through the weekend without any disasters, thankfully!
What is a camping trip without smores. Our kids (like most I am sure) are smore-aholics.
It was really windy that night, so windy that the wind was blowing our tent up even when staked. So we had put a cooler in the corner that was blowing around. Right at bedtime we realized the cooler had been leaking water all over Anya's sleeping bag. It was completely soaked to the point of being able to wring cups full of water out of it. So she got the airmattress and mom and dad's sleeping bags with the boys. Mom and dad got the hard ground with a few blankets. Luckily it was a very warm night!
Cora loves to camp! And snack!!
Matt and the girls went exploring for awhile, and they came across some interesting, yet gross, finds in the desert. Hannah's bones still have the claws attatched!
As we were driving away we came across a desert tortoise. We had seen these in captivity, there are some kept at Fort Iriwn, but never in the wild. They are an endangered species, so we thought it was cool that we got to see them. Fort Irwin has to obey all these different kinds of regulations because it is located right in these turtle's habitat. We saw this one on the side of the road, basking in the sun. It was a fun adventure! My goal is to get my blog updated this week. We will see how I do! I know it has been slow going, but I don't have internet yet. Can you believe it! We had put in the request (here it is a request), and even got a confirmation letter in the mail. Well, we waited and waited and our phone/interenet was never turned on. Finally the translater (bless her) in Matt's office, called the company for us. Come to find out the canceled the request because there was an active phone line already from the previous tenant until July 19th. Well, instead of just hooking us up on the 20th, they canceled the request altogether and never notified us (we are finding out very quickly that customer service is very different out here). So we put the request back in, and supposedly it should be up and running the beginning of August. Crossing fingers! Until then, I have to go to the local USO if I want to use the internet....it is not far, but time consuming with kids. So we will see if I complete my goal!
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