Camping in House

I grew up camping. Every summer without fail my parents packed us all up in the current van and drove us all over the western United States. I definitely feel like I can say I like camping

A general definition I've heard of camping is "roughing it".
Some might define this as:
-going RVing
-sleeping on the couch
-Staying in Motel
-sleeping under the stars
-puttin' up a Tent


Now regardless of your roughin' it experience I grew up tent camping with the occasional back packing trip or one night visit to a Motel just to mix it up. We have taken Ashby every summer so far and done a little of the same (although my parents do now pull a 30ft trailer which has its conveniences).


Anyway, Grandpa Ken put up his 2 man tent the about the middle of January to make sure it would work for his Scout campout Ashby liked it soo much we left it up all day! We definitely need to invest in a play tent just for her (cheaper to replace)!
We are already planning some family camping trips at Ashby suggestion!

Grand Teton National Park

Here are some of my favorites from this beautiful park:

Teton Mornng Hike

On the 18th we woke to a beautiful clear morning. So Mom, Dad, Jared, Stacy, Ryan and I hiked over to Lewis Lake.

Jared and Ryan found this view first.

Ryan hopped down 8 foot drop to the lake's pebbled shore

I hopped down to join him.

For this view!

4th of July Camping

Ashby, Ryan and I joined Grandpa Ken and Uncle Preston on a 4th of July trip into the mountains to Celebrate the freedoms we have. As is typical Ken Bishop style that means getting as far away from other people as we could. Which isn't so bad, because it provides a chance so that we could just remeber the beauty of what God placed here in America.

We spent part of 3 days up in the Uintas and spent time relaxing, hiking, playing in the stream, fishing and just spending time together.

Hiking along the stream.

Preston caught this fish with his bare hands! This is is excited face.

Ashby's favorite activity was getting dirty! We had lots of fun and made it home in time for fireworks!

Father's Day

This year for Father's Day we joined my parents and siblings on a relaxing Father's Day campout! We went up Southfork campground in the the Ogden Valley and enjoyed the beautiful weather, the hikes, campfires, books (mostly The Host), the river and each other.

Daddy and Grandpa

Ashby and Grandma enjoyed playing together!We all started off together on our little hikes...

...but before too long, Ryan'd be off on his own finding the paths to the top.

Yes, we are all pretty much Stephenie Meyer fans! My good friend Laurel let me borrow it and I ended up reading it out loud like it was story time at the library! For those of you who havn't read it, it was good. It had it's intense, sad and funny moments. She did an excellent job reminding us that there must be opposites in all things for us to appreciate the good. I recommend it to you.

Growth of Ashby

A good friend of mine, Sam, just started a blog (Yippee!). And she showed pics of her husband, Rick, with their kids from every year. Thanks for the idea, hope you don't mind sharing. Here are some from Ryan's first 3:

2006: First Father's Day, just 9 days old!

2007: Our little one year old, again in the mountains

2008: Camping for fun!