The 4 parents (Brian, Brenda, Krista, and Byron) stayed at a camp site, and all the rest of us (about 13 older kids, and 5 babies) stayed at a rented house in Panguitch since most of us have young kids. The house was about 30 minutes from the camp site.
It was a fun week riding dirt bikes and 4-wheelers, hiking Spooky and Peek-a-Boo slot canyons in Escalente, and driving thru Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon. The one not-so-fun event was "the plague" that rolled thru the entire camp the first couple days we were there. One of Brad's cousins was sick with a terrible flu-like disease on Sunday, 4 more people were sick on Monday, and about 10 more people were sick on Tuesday. By Wednesday everyone else except for 2 people (Brian and Brad's cousin Nicole) were sick. They were lucky and managed to escape it somehow. Tuesday night is when Connor and I had it the worst. Connor threw up 3 times, I threw up about 20 times. Fortunately it was very short lived - only about 12-15 hours of feeling sick - but those hours were pretty miserable. The worst part was there were only 2 bathrooms in the house so that was very valuable real estate for those couple days. After everyone was over it, we got on with the fun.
I wasn't able to do very much since I was so pregnant (37 weeks) but I did go on a short 4-wheeler ride (on a smooth graded road) with Brad, and a short hike to a waterfall with some of the cousins. Mostly, I just visited with stayed at camp and visited with everyone. Even though I wasn't able to do much, it was still a fun trip, and Connor had a total blast!
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| I love this picture. Connor's huge head/helmet is awesome. Here he is getting ready to ride with Grandpa. He really loves to ride. |
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| This was taken right after the hike to the slot canyons (I didn't go because I wouldn't have fit thru the slots and the hike was way too long and hot for being 37 weeks pregnant). Apparently all the older kids were complaining how hot it was so Brad's Aunt Krista asked (sarcastically) "Are we having fun yet?" and Connor shouted "YA!" Apparently while everyone else thought it was too hot and just wanted the hike to be over, Connor was running thru the slots and having the time of his life. |
2 comments:
I don't think you could ask for a better trip (except for the flu...sorry about that!). I love that Connor was having the time of his life on the hike while everyone else was miserable. Shows what we can learn from 2 year olds!
Wow, that's awful about everyone getting sick- and even more terrible that there were only two bathrooms! Glad it didn't last TOO long, though barfing is pretty much the worst. That is such a cute pic of Connor with his big helmet on! Glad your had a good time!
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