Camping At Fish Lake

A couple weeks ago we went with Brett's family to Fish Lake. I was hesitant to go because of the whole 'sleeping in a tent' thing. I seriously have issues.... I know. I have become a paranoid person the older I have gotten. I mean, I even shower as fast as I can for fear that an earthquake will hit at any moment and I don't want to be running around without any clothes on! Crazy huh? (That and sleeping with two kids in a tent didn't sound like a bowl full of fun either). But Brett convinced me to do it.

Oh how I wish I had a camping trailer! As a child my parents always took us camping and I absolutely loved it. We have great memories of that and I want my kids to have good old camping memories too. I will have one someday....

It took us 3 hours to drive there. We headed out at 5:30 a.m. and finally reached the camp spot at around 8:45. It was a long drive and good thing our kids slept most of the way!

When we arrived, we had breakfast and then headed out to the boat that we had rented for the day. Everyone wanted to catch the massive fish that are "suppose" to be out there, but we only caught perch. The kids still had fun though. And as a paranoid person who has an extreme fear of deep water, I think I did pretty good. Look! I even took off my life vest!














After a few hours, we came back and Brett and I loaded our kids on a four wheeler and went for a ride. After 5 minutes, Owen was asleep and I have no idea how. It was the bumpiest trail I think I have ever been on, but he was sawing logs!














That night our kids were POOPED! They had no energy to even fight us like they usually do when we get them ready for bed. They went in the tent willingly and were asleep at 8:00. In fact, I think we all were worn out because not too long after, Brett and I hit the sack.

Tents suck though. I was freezing all night and my hips were killing me. Not to mention the pack of 30 coyotes howling all around. So moral of the story you ask? Hmmm........maybe sleep naked, sleep on a bed mattress brought from home...........and ear plugs?.............. Okay just stay home.

Just kidding. We really did have a fun day and wished that we had come a day earlier with everyone else. But I just have one other complaint............I REALLY hate unpacking when you get home!

P.S. Owen is SO sunburned in that picture above! I felt so bad for the little fella but he didn't complain about it and the next day it was so much better.