This last weekend we had the opportunity to go camping with Shay's sister and her family in Moab.
We were so excited to get away and go camping!
We left Friday afternoon and headed on down. Shay's sister had informed us that she was only able to get a campsite at the KOA located in Moab. I had never stayed in a KOA before and looked forward to the opportunity. When we got there, I had to laugh out loud. The campsites literally had hitch posts as separators. I jokingly said to Shay's sister, "This is condo camping." :-)
Above you can see Shay walking towards the table in our campsite. To the right of the table you can see hitch posts. To the right of the hitch posts is another campsite.
Once we got our tents up and everything situated, the kids went swimming in the KOA pool. That was a very nice perk since it was a very warm day!
That night Shay decided to adorn a headlight to make everyone laugh!
Shay is always being goofy and making me laugh!
Camping would not be camping for us if there weren't any games going on in the evenings!
Here you can see Shay's sister's husband trying to beat us in a card game called "Books and Runs."
Below you can see our niece goofing off while playing ZimZam (SP?). My parents had a ZimZam when I was a little girl. I loved playing it when we went beach camping in California! This became an instant favorite while we were camping!
After breakfast and a wonderful shower, we headed out to go hiking (Our KOA had amazing accommodations---didn't know camping could be so posh!)!
Shay and I were not prepared when it came to Lucy Lou. Most trails didn't allow for dogs to walk on the paths....so we improvised. Here you can see Lucy Lou hanging out in my purse. She loved having me tote her around instead of having to walk herself in the heat!
Here you can see our cute nieces and nephews, along with our brother-in-law and Shay, enjoying the sites in Moab (Shay is on the right).
The kids loved the opportunity to climb all over the rocks!
They even found a few dead trees to climb up as well.
IT WAS A SUPER HOT DAY TO SAY THE LEAST~
Here is a picture of Shay and me before we descended below on the trail....notice Lucy Lou sneaking a peak out of my purse!
Here Shay and his nephew are hanging out on the red rock and enjoying the scenery!
Below is Shay with his sister and the nieces and nephews.
Inside that alcove is a hole that looks onto the other side. It was really cool!
This is the worst picture ever of me! I was starting to melt. Lucy Lou becomes heavy when you are hiking in 100-degree weather!
The kids were looking for shade!
After hiking a few trails we decided we had better head back to the KOA for a dip in the pool before hiking to the Arches (the kids were ready to go back).
We ended up back at camp around noon and found it to be a whopping 103 degrees! YIKES!
Shay and I ended up reading books and taking a nap. By the late afternoon the weather wasn't cooling down so we headed into town. We stopped and got ice cream. It was so hot that our ice creams were melting inside of the diner!
After stopping at a few shops, and enjoying the sites of Moab, we headed back to camp.
Below you can see our niece showing off her "pumpkin-grape." She immediately had to show us that her grape looked like a pumpkin. :-)
That night we played the card game Scum and enjoyed time chatting with one another!
The next day we packed up and headed on back home. Shay and I can't wait to go camping again! It was so much fun! We really enjoy camping with family and friends!
