Huntsville 2019

Ashton, Tanner, and I ventured up to Huntsville for the annual campout with our old ward/stake. This was Tanner's first year going and he did great. I'm glad we waited another year for him to go. He enjoyed it a lot more and only got lost a few times. He is such a quiet wanderer so getting lost is a gift of his.

We left Thursday afternoon once Joseph got home to stay with Gemma. We are not big fans of taking babies camping and I am grateful we left her home this time. Maybe next year, we can all go. Maybe...

We successfully did all the activities between Thursday and Saturday. The kids were exhausted and Tanner slept for the whole 2 hour drive home and then stayed asleep in the van for another hour after getting home. The weather was much colder than I anticipated, especially at night. But the kids slept well despite it.

The first two days were windy and cooler so the water was pretty rough. But Saturday was beautiful and we got the canoe out. The kids stayed still and didn't tip the canoe.

 Some gymnastic/cheer girls wanted to lift the kids. They loved it.

Tanner found some Y-scooter (or something like that) and loved it. He does well at balancing with his regular bike and he continued to balance well with this. I might be looking for one on sale/used for his Christmas present. We'll see what I find.

 Saturday morning is the Easter egg hunt. The kids loved doing it with all their friends. This was the only egg hunt we did this year and I like that. I am already sick of the candy.

 Friday night, we do a big dinner with the 100+ people who come to the campout. After the dinner, we do a skit show. This year, the kids and I sang "Alice the Camel" for the show. Tanner was pretty hesitant but quickly joined right in. One of the families brings their drones every year and the husband showed Tanner how it works.

 While they didn't stay overnight, the Coon family came and Ashton and Tanner were so excited to spend time with them too.

 We made it swimming but it was FREEZING! The kids begged me all morning to go and then begged me to go back to the campsite shortly after getting wet.

 Tanner swimming out on his own. He was pretty adventurous with how far out he went.

 Ashton stayed much closer to the beach.

 We did go real fishing but the kids preferred to "fish" at the campsite. Our fishing rod just has a rubber fish on the end of it so no hook. That way, they can "fish" wherever they want.

 If you look real close, there's an alligator in the middle of the picture. This was about 15 feet from us on the fishing boardwalk.