We arrived at a very crowded camp on Thursday evening. After some dinner (hot dogs, not Hanni's favorite) we made a fire and enjoyed the first evening with S'Mores.
Say Cheese!
Beautiful sunset from camp.
Our home for three days.
When we camp it's not always sunshine and roses. The roughest parts of this trip was the arguing between the boys when setting up and taking down their tent and the first night of non stop crying from one of the three boys in the large tent. The first night was rough! But it's still the experience that we want the boys to have.
After a not so restful first night we awoke to a beautifully sunny morning. We drove the few minutes into the Great Sand Dunes park and started our day of fun. Hanni and Finn decided to hike to the highest, closest peak while the rest of us stayed on a lower ridge to play in the sand.
Summit! The sand dunes go for miles
Summit selfie.
Luuk posing for the camera.
Sweet Sandboarding!
Last year we took a picture of the 5 boys at the very same spot. Had to reenact it.
Final night sunset. We slept much better the second night.
On our way home from the Sand Dunes we always stop at Zapata Falls to hike up. It's the perfect distance hike for all ages and an awesome waterfall at the end.
The trail is very well marked and easy to hike.
This year we saw the most hikers we had every seen on the trail but it was still an awesome experience. The water was frigid, painfully cold but we forged through to get inside the cavern to see the waterfall.
Perfect spot for a family picture.
Overall it was a fun trip, despite the fighting in the campground or the lack of sleep, we created memories which we will always remember. Camping with the family is a lot of work, packing, setting up camp, cooking, hiking, hiking, driving, taking down camp, unpacking everything and the list goes on and on. But we are certain that the boys memories will of these trips will be happy ones.
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