Last weekend we went camping with my brother and his family to Clifty Falls State Park. We hadn't really thought about what an adventure that would be, by taking two 1-year-olds along. We were always saying, "Where's Brayden? Make sure Hudson stays out of that poison ivy over there. Brayden, the fire is hot. No, no... Hudson, don't eat that rock!" 
We had beautiful weather the first day and enjoyed hiking around. Both babies liked their view from the pack on Daddy's back. 
Sleepy baby 
I smiled when I saw Clay's stash on the picnic table. He brought everything an 8 year old boy would need for a survival--binoculars, an adventure book, hat and headlamp, etc.
Fun times splashing around in the creek:
We spent one afternoon exploring in the very quaint town of Madison. We got ice cream and some melt-in-your-mouth sugar cookies at cute shops.Unfortunately, our trip got cut short. We learned that serious rain plus a leaky tent is not a good combination. So we grabbed all of our soaked sleeping bags and pillows, tore down the tent, made a mad dash to the car, and arrived home at midnight. It felt great to be in our dry beds that night!
4 comments:
You are one brave lady! What great memories to give to your kids!!!
Good for you! Love, love, love your adventurous spirit, Ade....Colorado Rockies camping in a couple weeks, right? Enjoy! Enjoy! Mom Rack
Backpacking with babies! What wonderful memories. Ask mine about Rangers dressed as bears if you ever think of it.
One of my best memories was when a newly married couple was pleasantly surprised to find three children (and one pregnant lady) backpacking the outback in Glacier. We stayed a few nights and it was great!
Hoping we can go backpacking this year!
Joyce
We vacationed at Clifty Falls as a Neufeld family quite a few years ago. You were among the young grandkids at the time. Will look for the pictures sometime. Keep on building those great memories!
G'ma Marge
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