** This is a long intro, so if you'd rather not read it just scroll down to the pictures**
Our campout started out as an adventure even before we left town. Thursday night, we went out to Dustin's parents to pick up Dustin's quad and the trailer. One of the wheels on the quad was flat, so Dustin was going to fill it up when he noticed the valve was barely hanging on. We loaded it up and a few other things that Dustin's parents asked us to bring and headed over to Steve & Steph's, so Dustin and Stephen could put in a new valve. About 9:30 pm, the guys start working on getting the tire off the wheel to put the new valve on. 11:30 pm rolls around and they finally had to give up, they couldn't get the tire off. We decided we would try to go to Gunnell's Tire & Auto in the morning on our way out to see if they would be able to do it for us. We get home at 12:30 am, put Morgan in her bed, and finish gathering everything we need and loading up the truck. Finally at 3:30 we crawl into bed. Our goal was to leave the house at 7:50, so we could get to Gunnell's when they open at 8:00 and head up to Woods Canyon. Morgan comes into the bedroom at 6:00 am, and I put her right back in bed since we had such a late night and I knew she was still tired. Start getting the food all packed and finish packing our clothes that hadn't finished drying and head to the store to get ice for the food and our drinking water. I guess only having 2 1/2 hours of sleep made Dustin and I move really slow because by the time we left the house it was 9:20. Gunnell's fixed the tire within 5 minutes (NTS: next time go straight to Gunnell's), put the tire back on the quad, and we were on our way out of town by 10:00. About 45 mins. out of town Dustin says we are overheating. Honestly?! We pull over, Dustin pops the hood and the tube that brings the engine coolant to the engine (sorry, don't know the technical terms) had popped off and there was engine coolant all over the engine. Dustin gets the tube hooked back up and starts filling the engine coolant with water. The truck did ok, for a bit, but of course we reached a big hill and it started over heating again. Pull over at a safety pull out where there is two guys working on an RV. Dustin pops the hood and the water is boiling. One of the guys was really nice and came over to help us out since he saw us stopped earlier. He tells us we need to wait for 20 minutes to let the engine cool and add more water. Just to be safe we stuck around for about 30 minutes, added more water. Thank goodness we brought lots of drinking water because it took 3 gallons to fill it! We made it to Payson at 12:30. It took us an extra hour, but we made it there safely. Bought some engine coolant and lunch, and Dustin went to work emptying as much of the water out as he could with a turkey baster. By the time we got to camp it was 3:30. So, a normal 2 1/2 - 3 hr drive turned into a 5 1/2 hour drive. I was just grateful we made it there safely and that Morgan was so good the whole time. I guess it did help that she had a couple movies to watch. Now, onto the pictures.
Morgan climbing (of course) on the trailer hitch while we're waiting for the truck to cool off.
I just think this is a way cute picture of Morgan, even though she was in the way of setting the tarp up. But what do you expect, she sees a step stool and just has to climb it.
Karalee and KoraLee making Italian Sodas for happy hour.
Morgan really, REALLY enjoyed her Italian Soda
I was a little nervous about her staying in her own bed, but she did great. She even slept in until 8:30.
It finally stopped raining Saturday afternoon, so Morgan and Daddy were able to go for a ride.
Saturday Jason & Karalee left, and Dustin's parents went into town all day, so it was just us and Steve & Steph. So, while we waited for dinner to cook we had happy hour again. And I think Stephen had a little too much.
Morgan came up with a much easier way to drink hers, and everyone else's that she kept stealing.
This picture is just so there is proof that I was actually there.
I wanted to get a picture of everyone around the campfire, and this is what I got when I said, "smile". It was 11:00 at night.
When we were packing up on Sunday, we decided to do happy hour one more time.
We had so much fun, I just wish it could have been longer. And, I think Morgan has finally calmed down from her sugar high.
1 comment:
Sugar highs are scary business sometimes. Hilarious, but not so fun on the letdown!
Love the whip cream pic. All kids need one of those.
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