Ward Campout

Oops! I forgot to blog our ward campout from a couple of weeks ago. We got a group campgound up Provo Canyon at a place called Rock Canyon Campground. It's straight up the mountain from Provo but you have to go through Provo Canyon and it takes a little while to get there but it's worth the drive. Set in a small mountain valley in amongst the pines and scrub oak.

Our Activities Committee chairwoman counted at least 60 people there on Friday night. The most popular thing to do with the teenagers and some of the adults was to play Uno Attack. They played for hours (with a break for dinner.) The rest of the time was spent visiting and swapping stories.

Dinner was bring your own. But dessert was an assortment of cobblers and homemade ice cream that was provided by the ward members. We had every kind of cobbler you can imagine.

We ate until we were ready to burst...and then we ate some more! I think there were at least 10 different kinds of cobblers. We enjoyed each others company and one of our ward members (Bro. Lapioli) brought his guitar and we sang primary songs around the campfire until 10pm.

Sarah learned a new trick. Can you touch your tongue to your nose?

She also made a new friend. This is a Shi Tzu owned by one of our neighbors and camping buddies. He was passed from kid to kid to be cuddled and loved. Sarah wound up being the last kid to hold him and she took advantage of the opportunity.

The next morning we had to get up early to get back to the house to take Tiffany to the airport. Along the way we stopped at a place called Squaw Peak overlook.

Overlooking Provo. Can you see our house out there?

Turn around and there's Mt Timanogos.

We had a great time. The mountain air was nice and cool and the company was even better.