We had our annual Camp Phoenix Lake at Nana and Papa's June 30th-July 3rd.
We look forward to this every summer.
I love this years shirt design I created! We made one for Nana too but she decide to wear her white shirt that day.
On June 30th we got all packed up and headed to the mountains....
Once there the kids were greeted by lots of fun camp surprises!
A fanny pack, compass, sling shot, a journal and tiny waters to fit in their packs. It was so cute and thoughtful!
The kids went right to sling shot practice. Papa had set up some bottles and cans for the kids to aim at. They had a blast!
Even us big kids jumped in the fun...
After sling shots we got ready and headed up to the casino for some yummy all you can eat prime rib. It was so good and the cream puffs were to die for! Nana and I got to play some penny slots while the kids and others went and played in the arcade.
When got home the kids and Nana made monkey bread for our breakfast the next day.
Monday July 1st I woke up early to do a fun cycle class at there cute work out studio downtown. Once I got home we all enjoyed the monkey bread! It was so yummy!!!
Then we got ready and headed to Walmart to get some food and other fun trinkets. The kids picked out some cute wooden boats to paint to take on our hike by the river.
After painting we went on our nice long hike. I love all the trees up there. It felt like 70 degrees it was such a pleasant nice 3 mile hike.
At one point we hit this bridge that was too scary for the dogs so I had to carry them across.
Carter enjoying his sling shot on the hike...
Time to walk back so the kids launched their boats to float down stream with us...
It was a great hike. Once we got home Nana had made an awesome BBQ dinner.
After dinner Titi and Aubrey made homemade cookies n' cream ice cream...
Tuesday July 2nd Papa arranged for us to go on a 2 hour horse bake riding trip up in Pinecrest.
It was a beautiful day! Aubrey was a little nervous since last time we went by a cliff so we asked to stay away from cliffs this time and it was perfect!
Carter's horse was Melissa. Aubrey rode Alison. Mine was Vaper. Scott's was Moonshine and Papa rode Forest. They were all great horses. Our guide was Garrett and he was awesome!
We all had a great adventure. It was crazy because there was still some snow on the trails. It was super neat that we got to ride near the ski lefts of Dodge Ridge. We also got to see lots of wild flowers and wildlife.
Titi was sweet to watch the dogs while we went riding since she didn't want to ride a horse this time. Millie escaped from her harness at one point and Titi was so scared she almost lost her but was able to catch her.
After horse back riding we went to Pincrest Lake and had a yummy lunch right on the lake.
When we got home Carter made sorbet with Nana.
We watched a couple movies and had pizza that night. Then the kids and I went and stayed at Titi's house that night. I'm so sad I didn't get pictures there.
Wednesday July 3rd we went back over to Nana and Papa's. Us girls did a girls day which was shopping and lunch while Carter got to go on a boat trip with Papa for the day.
They had a blast and even found an abandoned mine.
Once we all met back up at the house I worked on packing our stuff while Carter played Magic with Gaga.
Camp Phoenix Lake is always so much fun and goes by way too fast. I love that my dad gets us out doors and exploring. I love that mom teaches the kids fun cooking ideas and hands on crafts. We were super lucky this time because Titi took the whole week off to be with us. We are so blessed to have our family close by and we can do fun trips like this.
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