Hyatt Camping Trip

We took the kids to Hyatt Lake for our first summer camping trip! It was a blast!
When we got there it was raining, so the kids and I hung out it the car while Terry unloaded everything and set up the tent :>

Then we chilled in the tent while it rained . . .

Enjoyed our delish camp dinner of beans and wieners . . .
Then once it finally stopped raining we went out around the fire and drank some yummy hot cocoa, out of bowls . . .because bowls hold more of course . . .not cuz mom forgot to pack things like plates and forks and spoons and cups and general eating stuff, and there was one random pack of bowls and spoons in our van . . . ;)

Then we got the kids all jammied and played games. That night it was COLD we all slept with hats on our heads and socks on our feet and hands, but after we got snuggled down everyone stayed pretty toasty!The next morning Terry had to head back to town for work so the kids and I just hung out on the beach and playground . . .The water was cold but they were all determined to play in it, by the end of the day they were all soaked!When Terry got back he took the kids fishing . . .They LOVED that and all got a fish right away . . .because they are natural fishers . . .not because the lake was just stocked that morning with 3500 trout.Fishing was all fun and games until it came time to clean the fish. We had the kids do their own . . .

The boys were all like . . .And the girls were all like . . .I never laughed so hard watching Raegans face . . .They all cooked their trouts and actually liked them for the most part.The next morning the BLM put on a HUGE free breakfast . . .And provided boat rides and fishing gear for everyone to use . . .The kids all caught more fish on the boat but due to the previous nights lesson of "you must clean and eat what you catch," they all opted for catch and release . . .Then the kids got to do a bunch of crafts,

like paint a real, dead, giant fish then smash it onto a tee shirt to take home and wear to bed between their clean sheets . . .awesome idea!

There was even a raffle for the kids. Dalyn made off with a sweet fishing pole and Raegan got a tackle box!

Over all it was an awesome little camping trip. I guess the fish people do this every year. We plan on making it a tradition, the kids had a blast!