Memorial Day Weekend Camping

Camping time!! Even though we had been gone for 3 days, I had already asked for Friday off so we could do a LONG 3 day weekend camping trip - and so we decided to go ahead with our plans!! After a very busy day at work, it was home to unpack the car from our trip to Iowa and then start repacking for a camping trip!!

4:30 came early the next morning - but we had to get to Denver to hook up to Brad's boat and then Brad, Jaime and the kids were following us with their trailer!! Now the original plans were to go to Wyoming to Glendo - but after checking the weather report on Thursday night (rain and a high of 50 for Saturday) we opted to switch our plans and go to Kansas instead to Cedar Bluff Lake. Glenn and I had been there a couple of years ago and I really enjoyed it!!

The caravan headed out and it was ONE LONG TRIP !! I think we forgot how long the trip exactly was AND kind of forgot to factor in the high cost of gas - yikes!!!

But we finally arrived - and were very disappointed that the spots by the lake were ALREADY filled up - darn - and we actually got the last spot in the primitive area!! But it was a nice large place with lots of grass and trees surrounding the spot!

We quickly set up camp and the guys left to put the boat in the water and fish!!

Since Rayna had rode most of the way with us, I had filled her in on the neat nature trail this place has so she of course wanted to head there right away!!

As soon as she walked into the trail, she said WOW and thoroughly enjoyed walking it and reading all the interesting information along the way!!

We had a great weekend - playing lots of outdoor games with the kids, eating, resting and some relaxing!!

I brought little gifts for the kids each day and here they're playing cards up in our camper - I LOVE Kylan's expression!! He must have one great hand of cards!!


THE GUYS CAUGHT FISH - HOORAY!! They were both all smiles when they returned late that afternoon with their catch of the day!!

The next day Jaime decided to fish with the guys for a little while so we once again hit the nature trail, this time with Kylan in tow!! He rode his little bike with training wheels and did great - but we took lots of rests and of course had to push him up the small inclines!! It was HOT and a long walk to even get there - probably about a mile each way so we were tired by the time we got back!!

We only got to have a campfire the first night!! The next 2 nights it was JUST too windy!! But the kids enjoyed their s'mores the first night and were happy about that!!

Yes, the windy came up on Sunday afternoon - and I mean WIND!!! The humidity was high and we thought for sure a storm was blowing in but no rain, just a hot, hot wind!! IN fact, it was so hot that Kylan stripped down to his underwear and the only thing the rest of us could do was to sit in our chairs by the side of the truck where the shade was!! ONE HOT DAY!!

Check out those white legs!!

We figured the wind would die down in the evening but it didn't - and it was a miserable night sleeping in that camper with the wind whipping the canvas - it was so loud you couldn't even sleep - I kept putting my hands over my ears, just to drown out the noise!!

By Monday morning we were ready to head out because the wind just wouldn't stop!! SO we packed up and headed back to Colorado, only to find out the wind was blowing there too!! OH well - a great Memorial Day Weekend!!