Looking at these pictures, they portray a peaceful serenity that you can only find in nature. Who would guess that the following picture is the antithesis of that serenity.
Allison & Auburn proved to have a loathing toward camping and the great outdoors. They screamed every time they were put down...leaving me with fried nerves and tired arms. I was trying so hard to have a good attitude and put on a good face, but I was miserable! It wouldn't be so bad if we were alone.. I was just extra sensitive with all the other families camping around us. So I spent the entire night juggling the babies trying to keep them quiet..an almost impossible task. It didn't help that it was a lot colder than I had anticipated and in packing for all the kids, completely forgot to pack for myself. So shivering, I finally loaded the twins in the car and put a movie on for them till the rest of the camp woke up. I LOVE camping.. but I'm pretty emotionally scarred after this experience.
Now to look on the bright side... Dallin and Ella were fabulous and all the other kids really took them under their wings. They loved finding rocks to add to the ever growing collection and digging in any sand pile they could find. They were filthy and blissfully happy!
