Memorial Day Weekend 2015

Over Memorial Day Weekend, my family went camping at Jordanelle State Park, which is one of our very favorite camping spots (see other camping trips here, here, and here).

Marilyn and I stayed at one campsite in her cute little trailer.

My parents were at another nearby campsite in the motor home.

Some views of the reservoir from our campsite.  There weren't many boats on the water this weekend.

I think the reservoir looked incredible after a rainy night. (I loved listening to the rain on the roof of the trailer while we watched movies and ate microwave popcorn).

Even though it rained a few times, we were able to have a fire every night.  I think sitting around a campfire is my favorite part of camping!

This is how we spent a lot of our time:  sitting around the campsite reading and relaxing.

Packing up!  Marilyn's trailer is seriously cool.  It took her about a minute to take it down and then the two of us were able to hitch it to the Jeep by ourselves (if you knew the backstory on this you would be amazed).   It was such a wonderful trip!  Where are we going next?

Camping Season Has Started (Sort Of)

Last weekend my family took the motor home and the trailer to our very favorite KOA in Fillmore for a quick little camping trip.  I love these camping trips so much and I hope that this is the first of many more during the summer.  It was cold and rainy the whole time we were there but it really didn't matter because Marilyn and I were very cozy inside her little trailer.  We joke that it is like the tent in the movie Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part One because it looks really small on the outside but it is surprisingly roomy on the inside.  I really enjoyed listening to the sound of the rain on the roof, especially at night.  We had lots of treats and spent most of our time watching movies.  Marilyn even brought her sewing machine and worked on one of her quilts.  We couldn't BBQ or make anything in the Dutch oven so we drove into Fillmore and got dinner from Costa Vida and ate it inside the motor home.  I guess it wasn't really camping (it was actually more like a big slumber party) but it was so relaxing!

Note:  This time we brought the dogs and they provided no end of amusement for us.  Marilyn and I went to the bathroom really early in the morning (this KOA has great bathrooms) and Marilyn decided to check to see if the dogs needed to go out.  When she opened the door to the motor home they just looked at her with disdain.  Apparently it was too early and too cold for them!

Weekend Camping Trip

The mild winter we have been having in Utah has given me a serious case of spring fever!  I have been itching to go camping so Marilyn and I planned this little weekend getaway to our favorite KOA in Fillmore (ironically we had the biggest snowstorm of the year last week).

We left in the afternoon on Friday but we hit some massive traffic on the way out of town so we didn't arrive until late in the evening (Fillmore is about 150 miles south of SLC).  The wonderful people who run this KOA know us personally because we camp here so often!  They told us they were getting worried about us!  They asked us why we weren't in the motor home, if our parents were with us, and if we brought the dogs!  I guess we do camp here a lot!

We love staying in the KOA cabins!  They are so comfortable with heating, air conditioning, and mini refrigerators.  They have nice beds (you bring your own linens or sleeping bags), a desk, and some chairs.  They don't have their own bathroom but there is a communal one nearby with really nice showers.  Friday night felt like a sleepover because we watched movies and ate treats all night!

Some views of our cute cabin. I especially love the porch because it is really relaxing to sit out there and read.  The weather was a little bit chilly but I still sat out there for quite some time!

Saturday was absolutely perfect because we literally did nothing but relax!  We read and sat around the firepit for most of the day.  Sunday was basically a repeat of Saturday. There was nothing that I had to do and that felt so good (especially after a few stressful weeks at school).  Camping (even in a cabin) definitely recharges my batteries and I hope I get to do a lot more of it this spring and summer!

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Jordanelle Then & Now

When I mentioned that my family likes to camp at Jordanelle in the fall, I wasn't kidding!  I found some pictures of Tashena from September of 2009 in many of the same poses as Sean from our most recent trip!

I sure have had a lot of fun with these kiddos over the years (even if one of them did lose a shoe in the mud).

Jordanelle Camping Trip

Last weekend my family went camping at Jordanelle State Park.  It is one of our favorite places to camp, especially in the fall.

Sean and I went down to the water and ended up getting really dirty!  It was a lot of fun, though.  Sometimes the best adventures are messy!

Saturday night we made dinner in the Dutch oven and sat around the fire.  It was absolutely wonderful!

 Of course we made s'mores!

Sunday morning Marilyn made breakfast in the Dutch oven and then we started packing up to come home.

By the time I got home I was tired, sore, dirty, sunburned, and everything I owned smelled like smoke!  In other words, it was a great trip!