hills, horses and 'dogs

The Bailey family need not spend a lot of money to have a good time. We went to the Cedar Hill last night for FHE. I just can't ever get sick of riding out there and enjoying family, friends and nature.



Papa has everything ready to go. Notice all of the cars at the park. Holly's family wasn't able to come because of ball games.



We picked up a few stray kids on the side of the road. Hailei Bailey (Robert's daughter) hadn't ever been on a horse before.



Wyatt didn't want to get off.



We didn't all fit on the wagon, so a few of us rode out. I got to ride Dewey's gelding, Waylon.
Ross rode the colt, Sunday, Chev rode Probert's Roan and Dewey rode his mare.



Misty and Chev enjoying their dinner.



Typical Wyatt look.

You think we should actually build a fire pit one day?

Chavonne's parents with Misty.

Papa roasting a 'dog!

We enjoyed some cowboy poetry from Ross and Papa. I only got the end of this one. Notice the siamese twins in the background trying to jump off of the wagon.

Hitchin' up and getting ready to head back to town.

young women camp

Things are a little different at girls' camp than when I was a youth. It seems a little easier on the girls.

I participated in the overnight hike on Monday. All I had to pack with me was a lunch and some water. We went on a fairly lengthy hike (for me) but by 2:30 we were in camp and everything had been trucked in to us to set up camp. We set up our tent and proceeded up the road to a (gasp!) bathroom. Well, at least it was a toilet. No running water was available, so I guess to some that's roughing it. We went canoeing...something that definitely wasn't on our list of activities over a decade ago. We still had to cook our own food...

My favorite quote of Girls' Camp came from my tent partner, Erika. I brought a blue cooler with all my food in it (well, Bishop Eddie did in his truck) When camp was all set up, I sat in my camp chair and put my feet up on my cooler. Erika got our her cooler and lo and behold! she had the EXACT same cooler as me. Same color and everything. My comment was "Oh, you brought your Ottoman too?" She looked at me, looked inquisitively at her cooler and said, "No...mine's a Coleman." I thought Melba Jacobson was going to fall off her camp chair she was laughing so hard.

All in all it was a good camp...and you know what...now that I'm a leader, I'm not too sad that things are a little easier at girls' camp - that mean's they're easier for me too...