We were able to go on a camp out with Jason's extended family for a weekend. We went up to the East Canyon Resort. This year instead of getting a condo for the weekend they got the family reunion site. It was really nice. We went up on a Friday and set up camp. We were thinking that it wasn't really camping because it was a huge lawn, but we would change our minds later. Grandpa Jay and Grandma Betty brought hot dogs for dinner. It was really fun roasting them on
the fire. A couple hot dogs were lost due to the fire pit being so deep. We sat around the fire talking and having a good time. Around midnight Jason and I decided it was time to hit the sack. We were peacefully dreaming when all of the sudden the sprinklers came on. This was at 5:00 in the morning!!! The sprinkler that was hitting our tent was at just the right angle (wrong angle) that it sprayed the water up and under the rainfly. So we sat there for awhile thinking that they couldn't stay on for too long. After a couple of minutes Jason remembered that his camera was sitting out by the fire pit, so he ran out to save it. When he got back he said that there were about 35 sprinklers going off. We just couldn't understand why they would put the sprinklers on when we were camping there. In the meantime the water is still coming into the tent. I was snuggled in my sleeping bag and didn't realize until the morning how much water was coming in. When Jason get back from saving his camera his sleeping bag was all wet inside and so was the mattress so he couldn't lay back down to go to sleep. I Finally he said that we was going outside. After about 15 minutes we thought that they would be shutting off. We were sure wrong! They stayed on for a whole hour. It was funny because Jason just stood in the middle of the tent for about 15 minutes, just standing there doing nothing. Needless to say we had a huge puddle inside our tent. I was able to go back to sleep after they turned off because only the outside of my bag was wet.
When I finally got up Jason had talked to his aunt and uncle and it was a big misunderstanding that they went off. The resort thought that we were coming up that morning and the grass hadn't been watered for a couple of weeks so they thought they would take the opportunity. We had to unload our tent and move it out to a sunny area to dry the huge puddle and our sleeping stuff. The cousins went swimming after breakfast and we just stayed around the camp taking and playing with our dogs. It was a good relaxing time. When the kids came back Grandpa Jay and Grandma Betty showed them how to play a new card game. It was fun watching and listening to them play. I spent most of the time crocheting. We did take our four-wheeler up because there are some good trails up there that you can only go on if you have a member of the resort with you, so we thought that it was a good opportunity. We took Jordan on our wheeler and Carey took Kenzie, Brittany and Steveo in his Rhino. The Rhino Got everyone inside extremely dirty!!!
We couldn't go too long because dinner had to start soon. Jordan had a blast. When we came back we put our swimming suits on and went to the creek at the back of our site. A big pile of rocks was built up so it made a really nice pool to relax in. Some of the cousins came in too.
After we bumped the volleyball back and forth and played a little badminton. That night we sat around the fire again, and luckily the sprinklers were shut off. The entire time up there Malory wanted everyone to play a big game of volleyball so that morning we got a group together to play, but not for long because more people wanted to go on the wheelers. So Jason and I took our four wheeler, Carey took his Rhino with Jordan and Brianna, Mason took a four wheeler, and Marshall took the dirt bike. Marshall has just started learning on the bike so we were planning on taking it easy. Well the trails weren't as easy as Carey had remembered so we went a while and then headed
back. I was really impressed how well Marshall did on the dirt bike. He took a hard fall, but when we got to a meadow he got back on to try some more. What a trooper! When we got to the meadow Brianna was riding with me on the four wheeler so I thought that I would teach her to drive it. I showed her where the gas was and how to make it go. She started out slow and kept getting faster and faster when all of the sudden I wasn't comfortable with how fast we were going. I told her to go slower, but she just kept pushing harder on the gas, so I had to take her
hand off the gas to stop us. I guess I didn't explain how the gas worked well enough, so I tried again and she did really well. I even let go and had her steer too. Carey took Jordan on his four wheeler and had him drive it. The kids absolutely loved being able to drive! It was cute because Brianna was scared at first on how fast it could go when she was a passenger, but when she was driving she told me, "I am going to get one of these when I grow up." Sorry Jessi! All in all we had a really fun time. It was really good to spend time with family and get to know them better. Thanks for putting such a fun time together Denna, Carey, Kris, Coy, Grandpa Jay and Grandma Betty!!!
the fire. A couple hot dogs were lost due to the fire pit being so deep. We sat around the fire talking and having a good time. Around midnight Jason and I decided it was time to hit the sack. We were peacefully dreaming when all of the sudden the sprinklers came on. This was at 5:00 in the morning!!! The sprinkler that was hitting our tent was at just the right angle (wrong angle) that it sprayed the water up and under the rainfly. So we sat there for awhile thinking that they couldn't stay on for too long. After a couple of minutes Jason remembered that his camera was sitting out by the fire pit, so he ran out to save it. When he got back he said that there were about 35 sprinklers going off. We just couldn't understand why they would put the sprinklers on when we were camping there. In the meantime the water is still coming into the tent. I was snuggled in my sleeping bag and didn't realize until the morning how much water was coming in. When Jason get back from saving his camera his sleeping bag was all wet inside and so was the mattress so he couldn't lay back down to go to sleep. I Finally he said that we was going outside. After about 15 minutes we thought that they would be shutting off. We were sure wrong! They stayed on for a whole hour. It was funny because Jason just stood in the middle of the tent for about 15 minutes, just standing there doing nothing. Needless to say we had a huge puddle inside our tent. I was able to go back to sleep after they turned off because only the outside of my bag was wet. 
When I finally got up Jason had talked to his aunt and uncle and it was a big misunderstanding that they went off. The resort thought that we were coming up that morning and the grass hadn't been watered for a couple of weeks so they thought they would take the opportunity. We had to unload our tent and move it out to a sunny area to dry the huge puddle and our sleeping stuff. The cousins went swimming after breakfast and we just stayed around the camp taking and playing with our dogs. It was a good relaxing time. When the kids came back Grandpa Jay and Grandma Betty showed them how to play a new card game. It was fun watching and listening to them play. I spent most of the time crocheting. We did take our four-wheeler up because there are some good trails up there that you can only go on if you have a member of the resort with you, so we thought that it was a good opportunity. We took Jordan on our wheeler and Carey took Kenzie, Brittany and Steveo in his Rhino. The Rhino Got everyone inside extremely dirty!!! 
We couldn't go too long because dinner had to start soon. Jordan had a blast. When we came back we put our swimming suits on and went to the creek at the back of our site. A big pile of rocks was built up so it made a really nice pool to relax in. Some of the cousins came in too. 
After we bumped the volleyball back and forth and played a little badminton. That night we sat around the fire again, and luckily the sprinklers were shut off. The entire time up there Malory wanted everyone to play a big game of volleyball so that morning we got a group together to play, but not for long because more people wanted to go on the wheelers. So Jason and I took our four wheeler, Carey took his Rhino with Jordan and Brianna, Mason took a four wheeler, and Marshall took the dirt bike. Marshall has just started learning on the bike so we were planning on taking it easy. Well the trails weren't as easy as Carey had remembered so we went a while and then headed
back. I was really impressed how well Marshall did on the dirt bike. He took a hard fall, but when we got to a meadow he got back on to try some more. What a trooper! When we got to the meadow Brianna was riding with me on the four wheeler so I thought that I would teach her to drive it. I showed her where the gas was and how to make it go. She started out slow and kept getting faster and faster when all of the sudden I wasn't comfortable with how fast we were going. I told her to go slower, but she just kept pushing harder on the gas, so I had to take her
hand off the gas to stop us. I guess I didn't explain how the gas worked well enough, so I tried again and she did really well. I even let go and had her steer too. Carey took Jordan on his four wheeler and had him drive it. The kids absolutely loved being able to drive! It was cute because Brianna was scared at first on how fast it could go when she was a passenger, but when she was driving she told me, "I am going to get one of these when I grow up." Sorry Jessi! All in all we had a really fun time. It was really good to spend time with family and get to know them better. Thanks for putting such a fun time together Denna, Carey, Kris, Coy, Grandpa Jay and Grandma Betty!!!
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