steve and tif: Camping in Peoria

6.02.2010

Camping in Peoria

We packed up our little Honda Accord with everything we would miss for the summer and headed out. After two and a half long and crazy days in the car we made it to Utah where the fun began. Our first big plans were to camp with Nana and Bob (Steve's grandparents). We went to Peoria where they have been camping for a decade or so.

Oh yeah. Did I mention that we traded our little Honda Accord in for this beauty? What better way to celebrate a four wheel drive vehicle than to take it out in the wilderness. Steve had to dig it out, but only once (for an hour!). One thing about Steve is when he does something, he does it well. Our car is now affectionately called Sandy.

Cody's big ambition on this camping trip was to catch a lizard. Which he did within 3 minutes of arriving at our camping spot. Nice job!

S'mores were a hit with the kids (and us!)

Cody hanging out by the fire

Kylee hanging out by the fire.

Ever heard of a Moqui Marble? The are everywhere here. And they are really cool.

Kylee wasn't up for much hiking around so we strapped her on and headed out. She fell asleep and it got pretty chilly so Steve put a coat over her. It made it a little hard for him to sit down for a snack.

Then it was my turn to carry Miss Kylee around. She was pretty warm in her little cocoon.

Cody was in heaven climbing on rocks and playing in the sand.

Then Grandpa Bob let Cody take the GPS and lead us back to our base camp. Of course he had fun being in charge. That is what Cody does best.

On the way back Steve found this arrowhead. He even impressed Nana and Bob who have seen it all out here.

Cody and this shovel were best friends. All he needed was a little sand and he would have been happy forever.

If you look really close you can see us on the right of the picture on top of the cliff in the shadow. We were watching the cliffs to the left as the sun set behind us. It was awesome!