Mike and Jamie Scott invited us to go camping in Arches with them.  When we originally made plans, April seemed like a great time to go.  It ended up being quite windy and cool.  Fortunately Christie had the foresight to bring coats to keep us warm.

We shared meal duties, and when we were in charge we made dutch oven chicken and these delicious garlic cheese bites.

The kids had fun looking for arches, and anything else they thought they could see.

Fortunately, Ashlynn loves pancakes, so we had them one morning to keep her happy.  The first night, she woke up in the middle of the night and wouldn't go back to sleep.  I eventually took her to the car and took her on a drive.  She finally fell asleep and it was a long first night and day.

Mike and Jamie let us borrow their backpack carrier which worked out really well.

Christie was freezing, but really did a good job keeping everyone warm!

Like I said, the carrier worked like a charm!

You can't go to Arches and not play in the sand.  It was pretty warm here too because the sun was in the perfect position, so we spent a fair amount of time letting the kids dig and play.

We tried several selfies (apparently this one was without Connor, but at least Ashlynn was looking.)

Of course, Mom had to get a few shots with her tongue out as well!

 Speaking on nervous...mom got nervous a lot when the kids wanted to climb. She kept worrying the kids were going to fall. But of course the kids had no fear and loved climbing everywhere.

Overall it was a fun time and really convenient being right in the park.  It's nice to have fun friends like the Scott's who are as adventurous as we are.