The Peay Family

Last Minute Camping

Last week we thought it would be fun to go camping up American Fork Canyon for the weekend. On Friday I was talking with my Aunt Debbie about our plans to go up camping and she thought it would be fun to join us and bring my cousins, Jordan and Josh with her. We planned on finding a campground close to each other so we could enjoy each others company. What we didn’t know is that everyone else in Utah County thought the same thing we did. We searched for hours; going up different canyons for somewhere to camp, finally with 6 hours of searching behind us we decided to head home and camp in our backyard.

We had a campfire and roasted marshmallows to make S’mores. We played though the night, Jaymz thought it was pretty cool to play outside in the dark. We slept in the tent and made a big breakfast in the morning.  In the afternoon Brandon taught us how to whittle. While whittling Jordan asked Brandon to show everyone his knife and sword collection; Jordan was super cute wanting to get every pose with the sword he could think of captured on camera. We did everything we had planned except for one thing…hiking and instead the boys went down stairs and played Legos and the Wii while Debbie and I chatted for hours.

We had so much fun in our backyard I don’t even know why we wasted all that gas to find a place on the mountain, we may never go camping up to the canyon again (we had electricity, very nice restrooms and water at our pleasure). J/K, we will try another weekend up the canyon but it was fun anyways and we may set up the tent again in the backyard just for some fun.

Cook Family Reunion

Last week we went to the Cook Family Reunion and had lots of fun at Camelot Resort with hiking, tubing, eating yummy food, and just relaxing away from home.  I am so proud of Jaymz for hiking up the mountain to look over our lodge without a carrying pack; he hiked about half the way and when he needed a little break Brandon and I carried him for a minute then he was ready to hike again.  We had so much fun in the water riding the tubes down the river, Jaymz wanted to do it again and again!  It was a fun experience and we hope we can go again next year!

Spring Fever

I think this year I have had the worst spring fever ever and I am so glad we are finally having some warm weather.  To help with the colder weather last weekend we took a camping trip to Moab with my cousin Stacy and her family.  It was great to get out of the cooler weather and enjoy the great outdoors.  We camped just outside of Moab and hiked in one of the most beautiful places on earth, Arches National Park…all I have to say is IT WAS AMAZING!  I will be the first person to tell you that I am a city girl but three days and two nights was not too bad when you are having a good time with people you love.  I think I have a new hobby that the entire family can enjoy, hiking.  I would rather have been in a nice warm bed but if I have to camp so I can do more hiking I will.  Overall we had so much fun I want to go back as soon as we have the money again or maybe try somewhere new, who knows!

Thanks to the Haaga’s for letting us borrow their carrier and spending the weekend with us.  I guess that is another expense we will have if this becomes a full blown hobby for our family, oh well the memories we will make will be priceless!