We went on our annual Watkins Family camping trip to the Boulder Mountains. The first day we went to Lower Bowns Reservoir where the boys tried to fish, no luck. So the kids and some of the men played in the water.
The girls of the camp. We were outnumbered 10 to 4.
Zack doing his dance! He always can make us laugh!
Jace and Tyson chilling in the hammock. Jace is such a big help with Tyson!
Justin had planned to fish a couple of lakes that he had heard about. They were not sure if they had to hike or if they would be able to drive to it. Justin, Jace, Rob, and Cameron ended up driving all the way to the first 2 lakes on a really bad road. Justin and Cameron caught a lot of Tiger Trout in one of the lakes.
Cameron caught the biggest fish which was about 20 inches.
The boys did end up hiking to one lake which was suppose to only be about 1/2 mile away; however they got a little lost and ended up hiking a lot further than they should have.
We went hiking at lower calf creek. Tyson loves to go on hikes with Justin! He giggles the whole time and is just so happy!
We went to cool of in the little stream while we were hiking. The boys all loved to walk and play in it, except Tyson! We tried to have him walk in it but he started screaming as soon as his little feet hit the water.
Our boys got so tired on the hike, we didn't even make it the whole way. Zack was done! So Justin being so smart, showed him a special trick. He gave them a sage branch and told them that cowboys smell this and it gives them lots of energy to do anything! The boys would smell it and then literally run for a while, get tired, smell it again, run etc. It was so funny!!! At the end I told them I would race them up the last hill. Jace and I took off. We got up the hill and turned to find Zack. He was down with Justin crying. He had lost his sage branch and couldn't run. So Jace gave him part of his and after one sniff Zack was up the hill! So funny what motivates kids!
Justin made a rope swing back at camp. The kids loved it!
All the little boys at camp. They all play so good together!
Before: Justin helped the boys make a rock house. The boys loved it and I am sure Justin did too! He is such a fun dad and totally a little boy at heart!
After: Jace and Matt decided they were going to live there for ever. Such sweet boys!
This was a waterfall that we hiked to. Jace was brave and ran through the ice cold water. Zack and Tyson wanted nothing to do with the water!
Zack was our little bear this trip. He climbed up this tree. Joye asked him what he was doing and he said he was a bear and growled!
It was a very fun trip! Can't wait to go again next year, especially since Tyson will be walking!
