Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Day 197: Camping Update


I am thankful to say our adventure went surprisingly well, especially considering there were thunder storms two of the three nights, a wildfire raging out of control close by,  and it was our first real camping trip with little Fiona.




Ian really felt the impact of chemo on his lung capacity in such high altitude and his energy levels were substantially lower than his usual eagle scout self, but he charged through. Check out these tasty breakfast burritos he whipped up for us our first morning at camp!

 



After the first rainy night, Ian worked hard to build an impromptu tarp (complete with camera tripod as one of the poles) to keep our site as dry as possible just in case we had to pack up and rush to the hospital in the middle of a storm. That made me a little nervous, I confess, but thankfully all went smooth.


The girls loved camping! They spent a lot of time side by side playing with rocks and sticks and dirt and giant black ants and flowers in the dry creek bed behind our tent.








They also drank more hot cocoa than ever before in their lives!



All in all, it was a really healthy challenge for us.  Fresh air, gorgeous views, physical exercise...

We plan to go camping again soon! 














3 comments:

  1. It's great to see this special moment with you guys getting to be a family again! Thanks for sharing,
    Kristine Mittmann

    Please give a hug and kiss to your girls from the Mittmanns :-)

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  2. Marvelous grace of our loving Lord! Blessings abounding. Thank you, Jesus.
    Don and Linda

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  3. So very happy for you both! I see you have an REI tent. I have one very similar to it and love it!

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