Soapstone

>>>CAMPING<<<

Last Friday Nate took the day off work and we packed up the car

for our first camping adventure with Mabel.

At the top of Parley's Canyon Nate realized he forgot his jacket 

so we stopped at Food Town in Kamas and paid $25.99! for this this gem. 

Of course I had a bunch of cheers in my head every time

I looked over at Nate wearing this.

Lunch while we unloaded the car.

She helped Daddy set up the tent:

Home Sweet Home.

We didn't have a reservation but this site was open at 

Soapstone Campground up Mirror Lake Highway.

I love that belly.

We walked on the trail from our campsite to the river. 

Can you hear the water?

We made it and the water felt so good on our feet!

My creations...Nate found my garnishes.

Hiding behind trees on the walk back:

Setting up our cool new camp stove!
It was a gift from my mom & Kraig a few years ago that we

had hoped to use much sooner than this.

I lit our mosquito candle and Mabel immediately started

singing Happy Birthday.

Happy Bootday Nana!

Eagle scout skills in action:

FIRE!

Nate was chopping some wood and Mabel started to dance to the beat

of him chopping...it was so cute and funny that we wanted to take a video of her.

Nate set up the camera, I made up some words to the beat and then at minute 

1:32 we realize our table cloth is on FIRE.

So funny, so crazy, so glad we didn't cause a forest fire.

(and all Mabel wants is more dancing.)

After the fire incident we had some comfort food to calm our nerves.

Tin Foil Dinners

 and S'mores.

We put Mabel to bed and played cards.

Then we sat by the fire and listed every state and it's capital.

Because we are nerdy like that.

(We got stumped on Iowa and Rhode Island - I wanted to go asking

people in the camp but Nate said that was crazy talk.

The first thing I did the next day when we drove out of the canyon 

and got cell service was google the answers!

Des Moines and Providence!!!!)

We went to bed around 11pm and about midnight Mabel woke up crying...it was really cold.  We brought her into bed with us but I was totally uncomfortable and Mabel was wide eyed because she hasn't slept with us since she was tiny.  Finally Nate asked her if she wanted to go back in her own bed and she said, "Yeah, own." We tried to tell her to stay under the blankets and keep her hat on so she would stay warm.  She was also in layers of pajamas but it's still pretty chilly outside of your blankets.  THEN IT HAPPENED. 

The campers who had reserved the site right next to ours finally showed up. 

AT ONE IN THE MORNING! 

With a HUGE RV they were trying to back into the space.

The RV itself sounded like a jet landing...and to add to that they were yelling 

to the driver to help him navigate. 

"STOP!" "GO FORWARD!" "DON'T HIT THAT ROCK!" 

Slamming doors, engine on and off. Jets taking off and landing.  

At about 2am Nate went over to ask them if they needed any help so this 

process could be sped up.  We needed the noise to END. 

We were all wide awake, including Mabel.  

He asked if they could please whisper since our tent was about 10 feet away.  

They were turds and the noise didn't end until 3:30am.  

We finally fell asleep annoyed and exhausted.

Check out the next day was 1pm but we started packing things 

up bright and early. We wanted to go home as soon as possible.

To make up for such a crummy night we had S'mores with our breakfast

and Mabel thought that was pretty cool. 

 

Thanks wilderness - that was a trip!