The Mountains!

 

We decided it was about time for us to go camping, and so we loaded up our stuff and were off to the Big Horns!

This picture is so blurry, but it just goes to show the effort we make to have a pleasant ride!

 

He is just way to cool to get his picture taken!

 

As we were driving up the mountains we remembered that we forgot to get the ORV sticker for the 4-wheeler, so once we got to our camp ground we unhooked, unloaded and set off for Bear Lodge. As we were driving we saw the most vibrant purple and yellow flowers (they must have been blooming because we went up again a few weeks later and they were even close to being as bright) .

 

When we got to Bear Lodge we were surprised to see the Grandalen family there! It is so funny because we live 10 miles away from them and don’t see them around town, but when we drive an hour… that’s when we bump into them! It was so fun to catch up with them, and thanks to the long line of people getting there ORV stickers too, we had plenty of time to visit with the Grandalen’s!  After we got our sticker, we headed back to the camper, went for a 4-wheeler ride, the girls scoped out our camping spot, and then we were off to bed!

 

They did not stay like this for too long! In the middle of the night, I ended up moving Lauren with Erik and sleeping with the fussy Sawyer! But we did get some sleep J

The next morning we woke up and ate some cereal (I think that is cheating to eat cereal on the mountain – but it’s so much easier!) Lauren and Sawyer tried to help dad get everything ready! Then we set off to go fishing!  

 The fisherman!

 

It really isn’t that fun fishing with a 1 ½ year old! All she wants to do is throw rocks in the water, and that scares the fish away for a certain girl and a certain dad who are trying to fish! So Sawyer and I had to go try to scare fish away somewhere else!

 She didn't care where we had to go, she just had fun throwing rocks!

 So pretty!

 

We drove up the creek a ways and again, Sawyer and I had to make ourselves sparse! Motherhood is so incredible, at times looking at other Mothers and my own, I would see that they would have to stay back with a child – and I felt bad because they were missing out on the fun; but there is no missing out! In this case, Lauren was having an amazing time with her dad, and I was watching my little Sawyer having so much fun throwing rocks in the water – it’s the little things! You do it because it keeps your kids happy!

 

 Little Sawyer had to see what was going on too! This is her way to ride on the 4-wheeler!

 After fishing we came back to the camper for lunch and Erik and Lauren went back out to catch some fish! Nap time was calling Sawyer, so we stayed at the camper!

 After Erik and Lauren came back, we loaded up our stuff and before we could get to far we saw the Mickelson's and stopped to talk with them! Lauren and Libby had a blast together making concoctions of who knows what! And so our heading home at 3 pm ended up heading home at 7 pm!

I love having the Big Horns so close, they are the perfect get away!