Warm Springs!

We just got back a few days ago from our annual Warm Springs camping trip with both mine and Nathan's family. Quite a few people were up there! From Nathan's family: Howard, Nancy, Craig, Brian & Adri & their two kids (Owen & Kate), Nathan, Julie, Amy, and Matthew. Amy's friend, Erin, came up for a few days as well. From my family: Mom, dad, me, Cydnee & Austin & their two kids (Brynlee & Weston), and Gabe. My grandma Woods came up for a day too! We had a blast!!!! :-)

We usually have Daniel and Susie with us, but they had their baby boy three days before we left, so needless to say, they didn't make it this year. Definitely next year guys!.... and congrats on your sweet new addition!! :-)

Well Warm Springs was not super "warm" this year! The first three days rained off and on, but we managed to get out and still have some fun! The last two full days had really nice weather so we hiked, floated, read, ate like kings, played games, and just had a good ole' time!

One funny thing that happened was Eli pooped in his bath for the first time at Warm Springs! I was giving him a bath in one of Nancy's tubs that we wash dishes and hands in, and all of a sudden he started grunting (which means he is starting to go potty!), and before I could get his little bumb out of there, he had already pooed! I must admit, we all had a good laugh over that one.

Grandma Woods & Eli! Thanks for helping me with him Grandma!

This next picture is of Eli in his new backpack for the first time!!! I spent the whole summer trying to convince Nathan that we needed a baby carrying backpack, and he finally gave in. It definitely was not a cheap investment, and I am very grateful that he worked extra hard to get some money to afford this hummer. It will definitely be very used! :) (I plan on putting Eli in it today as I vacuum!)

We had to bring Eli's walker so he could get some "down" time. He was held for most of the time, so it was nice for him to be able to get down and move around at his own will. 

My sweet niece, Brynlee Lynn!

 Well this year Brian, Nathan's brother, caught the biggest fish! Maybe Nathan will catch it next year... but he doesn't have the patience so we will see what happens. Good job fishing Brian!

Charlie, Julie's chihuahua, came along on our trip this year. She loves the Johnson family, but is not very friendly to strangers! Here is a picture of my dad making friends with Charlie. If he had a few more days with her I bet they would have been best buds! ;-)

This next picture is how I felt for the last three days of our trip because Eli didn't want to sleep at night!!! He woke me up at least 4 times the last three nights of the trip. I was most definitely ready to come home and get Eli back in some sort of sleeping rhythm again.

Our faithful "guard dog" Jackson! He definitely barked enough to keep any sort of animal away from our camp!

sweet little Weston!

Grandma playing with Eli

Adri, Kate, & Owen!

My first picture with the backpack!

My sweet nieces! Brynlee Lynn (left) & Katelyn Adri (right)

my sweet family!

The gang! minus Cyd who was taking the picture

A picture on the stairs- we'll take one every year!

my gorgeous parents!

Look who crashed even before we made it onto the public road! He partied too hard! ;-)

After we leave Warm Springs, it's tradition to stop and feed the huge trout by the Warm River. If you have never been there, then you need to go! The fish are HUUGGEE! And most definitely worth seeing.

Then, lastly, we stop at Daves Jubilee in Ashton to get ice cream for the way home! (They get their ice cream from Reed's Dairy!)

 Nathan's two "mug shots" when we got home! This is the longest he has gone without shaving in his life, and we discovered he has red in his beard! (Now we know where Eli gets the red in his hair from!) 

 And as Julie said, "It was fun!" I love, love, love Warm Springs!