The day after we went to Bearlake it was the elders Quorum Family camp out up at Swan flats. It started out awesome. When we got up there we didn't even have to set up a tent because we were staying with Katie and Joel in their tent. About 5 minutes after arriving the problems started... I did a great job packing our food and clothes and even some toys for the kids to play with...however when I was putting our sleeping bags into the tent I remembered that all of our pillows were at home on our beds where they belonged, no big deal... we don't need pillows. Then I realized that I left the kids sleeping mats at home as well. I don't know if any of you have ever been to Swan flats before but it is pretty rocky up there. Not a big deal if you have at least a mat to sleep on... So Katie and I had the awesome idea to go to garden city where I got reception on my phone, and call other members of our ward that were planning to come up and ask if they would stop by the house and pick up our pillows and sleeping mats. Well it was a briloant idea... it just didn't work because everyone has already left. Fun times!!! So since we were in Garden citywe went to the KOA store and looked at how outragious the camping equipment was( you don't want to know!!!) I ended up buying a queen size air matress and a pillow for Aaron( just the little travel ones )When we got back to the camp site I told Aaron how much I payed and it was like I was at the training table all over again ( hee-hee not really but it was a lot to pay for just 2 things) Anyways now we were enjoying ourselves and hanging out. A lot of ward members came up to enjoy the campout so it made it very fun for everyone. All was well and good. We stayed up late laughing and eating S'mores. At about midnight we finally went to bed. Kyah was the only one that didn't sleep with us. She slept in her friend Jaden's tent with her.
The next thing I remember was waking up at about 3 in the morning soaking wet and with water dripping on me :( Katie and Aaron weren't too happy to be in a tent in a thunder stom. They were a little freaked out. The kids all slept through it. By 6 in the morning the sun was coming up and all of us were soaked and miserable. Aaron the kids and I retreated into our sleeping bags during the night to avoid getting sopping wet. I think it was the fastest camping trip that I have ever been on. Poor Katies tent IS NOT water proof.. We had breakfast cooked and everything packed by 8:30. We were home by 9:00. What a whirlwind trip!!!
At about 12:00 that Day" the sun came out and Dried up all the rain" ( All pun intended on that one) and we set out all of our wet things to dry. It was a lot of fun, don't get me wrong but . I didn't like getting soaked in my sleep.
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