Camping

    Josh's busy season is finally coming to a close, yay! The first Saturday that he had off he spent his birthday doing yard work. The next weekend we went camping! As much fun as it would have been to bring Sam, we decided to leave her with Tasha for the weekend and make it a date weekend. 

A quiet pond on the outskirts of Malad was the destination, and it did not disappoint! The temperature was perfect, the bugs didn't bite (I also doused myself in bugspray...it's my summertime perfume), Josh fished, I read and drew a sketch of the scenery (believe me, it's a very rough sketch...), we dutched some dinner in the oven over the coals, explored the hills surrounding the pond, and sat by the waterside enjoying everything about being there.

We decided we didn't need to pack a tent, so we slept in the back of the truck. I LOVE stars. They are one of my favorite things; so we star-gazed all night long. Well, until we fell asleep. There were millions of sparkly stars, lighting up the night sky, no city lights to obstruct the beauty of it. 

Because the temperatures were so mild we decided to go swimming at dusk! We had the whole pond to ourselves! We didn't swim long though because it was colder than expected, but it was fun. :) And then the fire felt really nice.

The next morning, Josh caught a fish, and then we packed up and headed for Snowville, UT...a very small town in northern Utah that serves the best breakfast! Mollie's Cafe is the place to be if you want a delicious breakfast. It was worth the hour drive. :) Then we headed home and got to work on the chicken coup, stopped to get Italian Ice treats, and then pick up our cute Sam. :) What a great weekend!