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Showing posts with label Anderson Cove-Gatrell Family. Show all posts
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Monday, October 13, 2014
Few highlights.
Friday, November 9, 2012
Gatrell Family Campout
BACK in August, we enjoyed a family vacation with my moms side of the family! (Okay-side note-Jimmy couldn't get the entire time off of work & Ashley had a soccer clinic to go to, so they joined us toward the end of the campout).
Lots of stress planning when into this week of fun, sun, food, and family! 6 campsites reserved 6 months in advance, meal planning, and packing. Whew! But it was great! It was a much needed break, and enjoyable and memorable-yes memorable-just look at these pictures-(how can I just choose a few.....I love them all) I grew up with special times spent with my cousins. I want my kids to have these memories with their first, and seconds cousins. I tell my younger cousins, they can plan these things when they are older, so their kids can have these memories.
Lots of time at the beach!
Me & my baby and my cousin Katrina with her baby.
Boat ride in Grandpa Jacks small sail boat (no sail on here). Yes-they were over the weight and person limit, but it was still fun for the kids!
Yes, turn your head upside down. Maybe I can flip it. A FORMER-not old-young women leader of mine growing up was on the lake the same time we were. She picked my kids & I up for a boat ride. It was awesome to see her, and chat with her some! Awesome!
Special time with Grandpa Jack looking at the Pixarpedia-One of the best books ever!
Lots of digging in the sand and NO, Sophie didn't dig this hole this deep!
Summer nights too hot to sleep in the tent, so cousin Ammon moved out to the table to sleep! Teenagers-awesome!
Partial group shot
Grandma Shawna even got in the water to cool off at the campout! Wow!
The Gatrell Girls-Mom & Daughters
Shawna
Aleta, Grandma Gatrell, and Tammy
My kids, my mom, grandma, and me!
Ahh-even Sophie warmed up to Uncle Trent by the end of the week!
We love Pineview! Thank you again for another family campout!
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Anderson Cove Camping-July Gatrell Family
We left on Monday, July 21st to head up to Anderson Cove campground near Pineview Reservoir. We made it out the door without any problems. After Jimmy got home from work (he left early), we hit the road in less than an hour! I must be getting better at getting ready for camping! My half was done when he got home. The truck and trailer made it up there without any problems! WHEWW!
When we pulled into camp, 4 families were already there. We got set up, and it was GREAT to be up there!! I made the 3 reservations, and was kinda the one responsible for coordinating this party. We love Anderson Cove and we are very familiar with it, so that is why I headed it up. My Grandpa and Grandma Gatrell were there (they are mentioned in other posts-my mom's parents), along with 5 of their 8 (adult) children were there. Three single grandchildren and four grandchildren with families camped up there, and 3 more grandchildren with their families came up and visited. Lots of family-but that's not everyone on the Gatrell side! It is a large family.
By accident I did not bring a bottle for Charlie. He is very dependant on his Ba-Ba. He goes to sleep with it, and we had to go cold turkey and break him off the bottle! It was a hard week! We walked him around the dark campground to get him to sleep at night, and waited for exhaustion to set in for his afternoon nap. It was hard, but no bottle! and so far, being at home, no bottle!
Jimmy didn't have the week off. He went back home Monday night. He had school on Tuesday night. By Wednesday, I think he was finally missing us. He was able to come up Wednesday night, but had to work in the Ogden branch on Thursday for half the day, and then they gave him Friday off. So, it was nice to have him up there more than expected.
The days were filled with the boat and beach. The kids loved the beach. Sand was everywhere on their bodies! But it's ok! We were camping! Messes are OK. My aunt & uncle had there boat up there. My kids got to ride on the boat and the hot dog. The "kids only" ride on the hot dog was slow. I was able to ride the hot dog with the big kids, and got dunked a few good times! I don't think I've had soo much water up my nose! getting tossed off that is fun! I also waterskiied. I had fun trying to jump the wake when I came back behind the boat...hope that makes sense. Had a few good falls. I was able to get up on the wake board! WHAHOO! I was excited. I finally got up and didn't know what to do! Then the next time, I figured out what to do, and had fun. Next time will be better! I was so happy to be on the boat, in the sun, and having fun! My kids also cheered me on!
We took turns cooking meals between my parents and siblings. We had campfires. It was great~
My extended family left on Friday. We had our camping spot through the weekend. The campground got busy during the weekend. We were amazing at the number of people trying to come it. The campground, lake, and beach was full.
Jimmy lost a pair of sunglasses. He wanted to cool off, so he got in the water, did a little dive with his sunglasses on, and they fell off. bye bye! It's the third pair he has lost on that lake! Ugg!
The trailer was great. It was our first time taking it out this year. The girls slept on the table that turns into a bed. Ashley fell off the bed twice when we were up there. Charlie slept in a pack-n-play. He woke up at 6:30 two mornings. He didn't go back to sleep because he didn't have a bottle! We had to charge the trailer battery a few times, so the fridge would stay warm. Lots of good storage in the trailer.
When we left on Sunday morning, we wanted to dump out our waste. It was Jimmy's first time doing it with this trailer, and the waste just dumped/came out so slow. When we started to dump, there were 4 people in line behind us. When we were done, 20+ min later, there were 8 people in line to dump! We were the idiot everyone was cursing!
The weather was good. One night we got a storm, but we didn't get too much rain. Just lightening and thunder. We got a few good breezes. But good, warm weather.
As always, pictures will come. I used my dad's camera to take a few pictures. So those will come.
Camping was great! a good time to relax, and just keep life simple. I enjoyed being with my kids, and family.
When we pulled into camp, 4 families were already there. We got set up, and it was GREAT to be up there!! I made the 3 reservations, and was kinda the one responsible for coordinating this party. We love Anderson Cove and we are very familiar with it, so that is why I headed it up. My Grandpa and Grandma Gatrell were there (they are mentioned in other posts-my mom's parents), along with 5 of their 8 (adult) children were there. Three single grandchildren and four grandchildren with families camped up there, and 3 more grandchildren with their families came up and visited. Lots of family-but that's not everyone on the Gatrell side! It is a large family.
By accident I did not bring a bottle for Charlie. He is very dependant on his Ba-Ba. He goes to sleep with it, and we had to go cold turkey and break him off the bottle! It was a hard week! We walked him around the dark campground to get him to sleep at night, and waited for exhaustion to set in for his afternoon nap. It was hard, but no bottle! and so far, being at home, no bottle!
Jimmy didn't have the week off. He went back home Monday night. He had school on Tuesday night. By Wednesday, I think he was finally missing us. He was able to come up Wednesday night, but had to work in the Ogden branch on Thursday for half the day, and then they gave him Friday off. So, it was nice to have him up there more than expected.
The days were filled with the boat and beach. The kids loved the beach. Sand was everywhere on their bodies! But it's ok! We were camping! Messes are OK. My aunt & uncle had there boat up there. My kids got to ride on the boat and the hot dog. The "kids only" ride on the hot dog was slow. I was able to ride the hot dog with the big kids, and got dunked a few good times! I don't think I've had soo much water up my nose! getting tossed off that is fun! I also waterskiied. I had fun trying to jump the wake when I came back behind the boat...hope that makes sense. Had a few good falls. I was able to get up on the wake board! WHAHOO! I was excited. I finally got up and didn't know what to do! Then the next time, I figured out what to do, and had fun. Next time will be better! I was so happy to be on the boat, in the sun, and having fun! My kids also cheered me on!
We took turns cooking meals between my parents and siblings. We had campfires. It was great~
My extended family left on Friday. We had our camping spot through the weekend. The campground got busy during the weekend. We were amazing at the number of people trying to come it. The campground, lake, and beach was full.
Jimmy lost a pair of sunglasses. He wanted to cool off, so he got in the water, did a little dive with his sunglasses on, and they fell off. bye bye! It's the third pair he has lost on that lake! Ugg!
The trailer was great. It was our first time taking it out this year. The girls slept on the table that turns into a bed. Ashley fell off the bed twice when we were up there. Charlie slept in a pack-n-play. He woke up at 6:30 two mornings. He didn't go back to sleep because he didn't have a bottle! We had to charge the trailer battery a few times, so the fridge would stay warm. Lots of good storage in the trailer.
When we left on Sunday morning, we wanted to dump out our waste. It was Jimmy's first time doing it with this trailer, and the waste just dumped/came out so slow. When we started to dump, there were 4 people in line behind us. When we were done, 20+ min later, there were 8 people in line to dump! We were the idiot everyone was cursing!
The weather was good. One night we got a storm, but we didn't get too much rain. Just lightening and thunder. We got a few good breezes. But good, warm weather.
As always, pictures will come. I used my dad's camera to take a few pictures. So those will come.
Camping was great! a good time to relax, and just keep life simple. I enjoyed being with my kids, and family.
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