Spontaneous Camping

So, Thursday morning we decided to take a quick trip to the mts! We packed up and headed out. It always takes longer to pack and prep than we think so we didn't get to camp til evening but that was okay.

Here's the family eating scrambled eggs and sausage. I told them they only got ONE good breakfast while we were gone.. ha ha...

We went into this big meadow during our morning walk and it was still a little dewy. I really like the way this little flower turned out.

Another patch of flowers :)

I got the kids to pose. I can't somehow make them all smile and look at the same place at the same time!! HA HA....

There were mini wild strawberries all over. They sprawl all over the ground and it was actually hard to NOT step on them. The animals in the area I'm sure love them.

Speaking of animals. That is Hooper, our dog, running toward us. We were hollering for him to come back to us b/c we could see elk crossing the path in the distance. If you look closely you can see them too!!! We saw a LOT of elk this trip which we had never seen before. It was really neat.

Just an artsy black and white of the kids.

Eric and the big kids. This is a big tree over the stream where the kids played.

Carissa and I. Yes, she lost a front tooth this week!!! And can you believe that the Tooth Fairy didn't respond the first night!!! Ooppps! We convinced the kids easily that it was b/c they had slept over in the living room. While the kids were out playing that morning I snuck in the coins! :o) I can still remember losing a tooth at Grandma and Grandpa Hostetler's house and sticking my tooth in a glass of water and putting it on the window sill by the kitchen sink.... and of course, the coins :)

My sweet girl and a flower she picked for me.

We're home. Kids were FILTHY. I'm pretty sure the tub has a scum ring. And now I'm off to bed. Church in the morning.