East Canyon

I decided a few weeks ago that we needed to do an outing as a family before school started.  I wanted to get out and enjoy some time together without the stress and distractions that we have at home.  After a ton of going back and forth we decided to go to East Canyon for a night. 

Yesterday Keith left work early and we headed out.  We were thinking about camping in a tent until we saw this cabin.  It was perfect for us.  It was a little bit of a walk to the bathroom, but other than that it was great. I'm not a huge fan of camping so this is a good compromise for me.

When we got there the kids had a blast looking around the cabin and picking beds.  After we got unpacked a little we headed down to the water.  Our cabin overlooked the water.  It was a great location. 

We had fun playing in the sand and the water.  The kids all got to work on making a little pool, collecting rocks and playing in the sand.

Wyatt was so excited to go camping.  This kid kills me, he is so cute!

It was really pretty at the reservoir.  For the first time in a long time I was able to completely relax.  We just played and relaxed and I didn't stress like I normally do. 

They have water toys that you can rent.  We should have rented a kayak while we were down playing on the beach. We decided to wait until the morning and by then it was too cold and we were all so tired that we decided to bag it.  Poor Caitlyn was so disappointed.

Wyatt had to show me how strong he was when he picked up this rock.  Wyatt cracks me up.  He is always telling me why he can't do things, usually cleaning up.  He says it will give him a "stumey ache" and his latest excuse for not being able to pick up crayons is because it would make his hair soggy. 

Jonah loves to show everyone how strong he is!

Hallee had to join in and show off how strong she is.

Caitlyn had fun collecting rocks and drawing in the sand.

Keith was excited to have some time off work.  He is so good at getting down and playing with the kids.

I love Hallee's hair.  It is so long and pretty.  It also has the perfect little curl at the bottom. 

The kids had fun jumping on sand castles.

It was a great temperature.  It was a little cold for swimming, but it was sure nice for me!

I tried to get them all to jump at the same time.  Hallee liked smashing the castles with her hands instead of jumping on them.

After we went swimming we went back to the cabin for dinner and watched a movie and played games.  Before bed we went for a walk and saw a porcupine. Trying to get everyone to be quiet and go to sleep was a little rough.  Hallee would talk and sing and play and then when the other kids laughed she would say, "be quiet Jonah, mom Jonah not being quiet."  We didn't get a lot of sleep, but we weren't really planning on it.  Hallee kept waking up and screaming out. 

This morning I took the kids out for a walk so Keith could get some more sleep.  It rained a lot throughout the night.  I was so glad we weren't in a tent!  It was cold this morning.  We walked around a little this morning and then packed up and headed home.  It was a great get-a-way.  I think we will need to go back next year.