ward campout
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a few months ago craig and i were asked to be in charge of this year's ward campout. we had never been to a ward campout so i felt a little out of my comfort zone. but that didnt mean it wasnt going to happen! so a month before the campout i made these posters to put in the church hallways to get people excited.
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then, the week before the campout we passed around little reminder fliers.
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finally! it was time to head up to ensign ranch. my boys were in complete heaven.
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im not thaaaaaat into camping but this fantastic river was right behind where we pitched our tent. beautiful.
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| such a sweet little guy! |
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after scouting out the area around our tent we made our beds. when we first got there i thought "holy crap. we are going to burn up during the night. there are 500 million blankets." didnt matter. i still froze that night. :)
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before it got dark the kids played hide and seek. i loved watching tagg & sully play with the big kids.
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i borrowed some kid's bike so i could go around the campground and tell everyone when to meet for smores.
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there was a state wide fire ban. so we werent able to do a normal big campfire. but this propane firepit did the job. not 100 percent sure THAT was even legal. oh well!
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| setting up for smores. |
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when ensign ranch emailed me a week before the campout and informed me that there was a fire ban i freaked out. it was hard enough to get people to come camping but camping without smores?! i was sure craig, the boys and i would be the only ones up there. so i put together these little smores mix bags to lure my friends up there.
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it turned out the propane firepits worked out wonderfully and even had the added bonus of not making me smell like sick smoke. loved it!
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wouldnt want to plan a campout for 130 people with anyone else!
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after smores, songs and a devotional we passed out glow sticks and the kids had a blast. this picture doesnt do it justice, but it looked so cool to have the neon colors running around in the pitch black.
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i put it off for as long as i could but at some point we had to "go to bed".
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even though craig and i didnt sleep for more than three hours or so that night it was still totally worth it. tagg & sully had such a great time.
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the following morning craig and i woke up and served breakfast (not pictured: a hot chocolate bar!) to everyone. who doesnt love a good old costco muffin (really, its basically cake)?
i still cant say i love camping but we had a great time. we loved spending time with our friends and family out in the sticks!
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