The Spafford Fam: 3rd Annual Camping Trip

For 3 years now we have gotten together with our friends and went camping together. It is so much fun. We hope to still be doing this when we are all 50 years old. I must say I have some of the best friends ever!! Our camping group consists of our family, Joey and Debra Slaugh and there kids Quentyn, Timberlyn, Draydyn, Madalyn. Billi and Cal Cook and their kids Kasey, Abby, Hadley and Cooper. Tyra and Todd Munroe and their boys Dillon, Daron and Dawson. Kiley and Dena Moore and their boys Devin and Dalon. Dena has her friend Sherry Thompson and her 2 kids come up to. This year Kiley picked the spot and it was up by Basset Springs on the other side of the highway. Ive heard it called several names so i don't know!! We went up on thur. and came home sun. We had perfect weather. What I love is everyone up their takes a meal so you only really end up cooking one big meal for everyone and your own lunches. Me and Curtis had breakfast on Friday morning. We made hash browns, pancakes and sausage. I think it has something to do with being on the mtn but food always tastes better up there. On thur. me and Debra took the boys on a walk and they found so many mushrooms! Who would of thought!! Not me. We saw white, brown, yellow, orange, red mushrooms. It was cute because Draydyn was like Jace don't ruin them animals live in them!! I got a kick out of them talking! It was cute. On Friday everyone went up to Flaming Gorge Dame. We missed the last tour by an 1hr but we let the kids look around and it was still fun. On sat. me and Curtis and the boys came down for the demolition derby. My mother in law got us some really good tickets so we thought we would use them. It was really good this year. The boys loved it! It was worth coming down for. Afterwards we went back up. The boys, mainly Cade, loved to go 4 wheeling! That's what he wanted to do the whole time! Jace only went like once, which is really surprising. Cal brought up his mini truck again this year and Jace went on many rides with him. I'm so glade that my boys love the outdoors! Sunday was hard because nobody wanted to leave. I love to go camping so much! It is so peaceful up on the mountain. We all said our goodbyes and headed home. Even though we all live in Vernal we don't get to see each other to often so it was nice to hang out and catch up!! Until next year!!!

Jace having fun riding Cades push 4 wheeler

Cade kept putting on his helmet backwards!! It looked so funny

Maddie playing on lightning

Thank goodness Debra brought up a bunch of mac and cheese because that's all my boys wanted to eat!!

This is Jaces mean face!! Yes he can be very ornery!!

Quentyn

back-Cade and Josh Chesire front- Jace and Cooper

L to R- Hadley, Billi, Marnie Chesire. We were all playing Yahtzee and Billi is concentrating really hard!!

L to R- Timberlyn, Laney Dick, Abby, Hadley, Marnie, Josh, Cooper

Jace getting ready to go 4 wheeling

Me and Curtis at Flaming Gorge

Cooper, Jace, and Josh

Maddie and Abby

Billi and Dena

On Cal and Billis night they made gumbo that was to die for!! YUM!!

Draydyn and Jace eating breakfast! We made omelets in baggies and then boiled them. The kids loved it!!

Jace, Cooper, Abby Billi and Cal took them shooting! Jace had a lot of fun!!

Kiley and Dena

Todd and Tyra

We went on a 4 wheeler ride and im on back of Debras taking the pictures!! Draydyn

Quentyn

Curtis and Cade

Me and Jace

Jace and Cooper

Billi and Cal

Cade is into this phase were when you take his picture he has to put his hands on his hips!! Poor kid he gets it from me because i have a million of them when I was about his age!!