Like last year we kept the destination and activities a complete surprise for the kids, they saw on the calendar that we were going on a mini vacation in June, but didn't know anything else! We headed out on a Sunday afternoon playing some car games until we came up to Bear Lake and the kids knew where we were. Most of them anyway, Wyatt was convinced we were at the ocean. We pulled into the glampground, Conestoga Ranch and the kids were so excited to see the wagons, tee pees, and giant tents and wondered which one we would be staying in! I went into the lodge to get us checked in and they sent out a golf cart to take me back to our car and load us and all of our things up to take us to our tent. I think riding in the golf cart was one of the highlights for some of our kids.
We got our things situated in the tent and then Louis and the kids went on a walk to explore the campground(or should I say glampground?). When they got back we had our fire started by the staff and roasted some hot dogs for dinner. After dinner we played some games that we had brought along before roasting s'mores. The s'more supplies are provided by the Ranch.
After the s'mores were eaten the kids got ready for bed, Logan and Wyatt got laid down for the night, and the older three kids gathered on our bed to watch a movie on the laptop. During the movie Louis and I sat by the fire and watched the sky change colors as the sun set. It was getting chilly out so Louis walked down the the lodge and got us some hot chocolate. It was a nice hour alone together. When the movie was done we had the kids come outside to sit by the fire until we saw the first star come out. We found the first star around 10:00, made our wishes on it headed inside to go to bed.
Louis and I stayed up past midnight playing card games, I wish we hadn't because we ended up having a rough night with some of the kids! Logan woke up sometime before we went to bed, but thankfully went back to sleep on his own after a while. Around 2:30 Mary woke up to go to the bathroom and said her stomach was hurting. I gave her a TUM (more of a placebo really) and sent her back to bed. Then at 3:30 Wyatt woke up and was not going back to sleep. Louis ended up bringing him into bed with us. This is when I moved to one of the twin beds for the rest of the night. At some point in the early morning Ethan woke up, he is our earliest riser at home, I told him it was not time to get up and to go back to bed. Thankfully he actually did go back to sleep. Then Mary was up again, she went to the bathroom and got into bed with Louis and Wyatt. Avery was the only one who actually slept all night.
That morning we ate breakfast, got ready for the day, packed up, and headed back to our car on the golf cart. We drove to the viewpoint that is up Logan Canyon a little ways and read about Bear Lake and enjoyed the view for a bit. Then we went to drive go carts! I had seen it on our way to the glampground and thought the kids would have a blast trying it! Louis drove with Wyatt, Avery drove with Ethan, and Mary got to have one to herself. Avery and Mary started out going so slowly, thankfully it was just them and one other Dad with his son on the track. After a couple laps Avery sped up a little bit as she figured it out a bit and got more comfortable. Mary on the other hand was so slow the entire time! It was definitely a highlight of our mini vacation!
Even with the rough night, it was a wonderful getaway as a family.
We all enjoyed ourselves and made memories to last for years!
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