Like most families this year, our vacation budget was pretty much killed by the rec
ession, so we decided instead to take our first family camping trip. Oddly enough, we've had most of the gear sitting in our garage for years and once we got all the dust and grime off, it was decent enough condition. We left yesterday at lunch time (I had to work in the morning), then headed north of Payson, AZ to the Ponderosa Campground which was supposedly very kid-friendly (and we agree!). It was only one night of camping, but we jammed in as much fun as we could, including a walk, a hike, fishing and even a trip to town. I built my very own solo campfire (many thanks to Dad and Mark for years of expert coaching!), then we roasted marshmellows and told "scary stories". I've learned my 6 year old has a penchance for scary stories that involve someone's "brains getting eaten". Yum-o! Anyway, we packed up and headed for home after lunch today and we are pretty exhausted, but we all keep asking ourselves why we hadn't done this earlier. There are a bunch of pictures of this trip posted to my
Facebook page (anyone can see them, even if you don't have a Facebook account).
Like most families this year, our vacation budget was pretty much killed by the rec
ession, so we decided instead to take our first family camping trip. Oddly enough, we've had most of the gear sitting in our garage for years and once we got all the dust and grime off, it was decent enough condition. We left yesterday at lunch time (I had to work in the morning), then headed north of Payson, AZ to the Ponderosa Campground which was supposedly very kid-friendly (and we agree!). It was only one night of camping, but we jammed in as much fun as we could, including a walk, a hike, fishing and even a trip to town. I built my very own solo campfire (many thanks to Dad and Mark for years of expert coaching!), then we roasted marshmellows and told "scary stories". I've learned my 6 year old has a penchance for scary stories that involve someone's "brains getting eaten". Yum-o! Anyway, we packed up and headed for home after lunch today and we are pretty exhausted, but we all keep asking ourselves why we hadn't done this earlier. There are a bunch of pictures of this trip posted to my Facebook page (anyone can see them, even if you don't have a Facebook account).
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