We had such a good time camping in Yosemite. I usually don't love it when people apologize for when they post a ton of pictures because I feel like its their blog, they should be able to do what they want. But I AM gonna say, there are ALOT of pictures. And, these are my most favorites from about a million others. The trip was that amazing!
Matt had the idea of making the trip and it was something he has been really wanting to do for awhile now. So he booked the campsite (which is a pretty intense process) back in february. There is nothing better then watching your kids play in the dirt, swim in the stream, skip rocks, roast smores, make a cobbler in a dutch oven, look at the stars and just really enjoy nature without anything electrical involved. We didn't even bring our DVD player for the 6 hour drive. It was a little rough, but I think it really helped make the trip all the more meaningful! The kids learned other ways to entertain themselves and have fun. I made a list of 16 cities along the way and everytime we saw one we would cross it off the list. This way when they asked "Are we there yet?", I could just show them the list!
Apparently the stream was REALLY cold! Right behind our campsite ran a big stream. The kids loved trying to skip rocks in it, swim and fish. I mostly just worried the whole time about it.
We left all of Porters shoes at home except for the flip flops he wore for the drive. So he got a new pair of hiking boots from the store inside Yosemite park. He was SO thrilled that he had real hiking boots and took them very seriously because he was a trooper on the hikes. Eliza...not so much!
No this isn't a butterfly. This little girlie decided one night she was going to catch moths. They were flying around our lantern and I guess she decided to make some friends. It was actually pretty cute.
I can't even begin to describe how beautiful it was. Breathtaking! Its no wonder people travel from all over the world to photograph/paint the scenery from Yosemite. The whole trip was so great. We just went with our little family. All three kids did so well most the time and the best part is that they all slept great! We borrowed my Sister and Brother in laws tent trailer which made sleeping nice! Last year we did Sequioa national forest, so were thinking we started a new little family camping tradition.
7 comments:
LOVE this! you have some great pictures there...you have such a cute family! last year we started our tradition of beach camping, but this looks so fun that we might have to try it out sometime. how about this...next year you come beach camping with us, and we'll go to yosemite with you! especially since you'll be far away in boise :( anyways...lets get together soon!!!
This is GREAT!! I love Yosemite..we go every year because Mike's parents live about 45 minutes from there and it's my FAVORITE place to go! Isn't it beautiful right now!
Looks like a lot of fun and loved the pics
Just think of all the camping you can do when you get back to Idaho! Looks like you had a lot of fun and made some great memories. What a beautiful place....breathtaking!
Wow!! The pictures are awesome. Your family is so cute. I can't wait for you to come out and visit. You make camping look fun.
SO...you should have posted MORE pictures!!:) We LOVED looking through them all, really we wanted more. What great family memories you made!!! I can't believe how old Eliza is looking! It's amazing how much fun kids can have in the dirt. LOVE you!
WOW! What a wonderful camping trip! Beautiful scenery and an even more beautiful family. I loved ALL the photos (you could post the rest of the million pictures and I'd look at each one) As I viewed Matt camping, I recall how much fun we had going together to Scout camp and Cedar Badge. Those BEAUTIFUL grandchildren will always remember this experience.
Grandpa B
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