Easy Camping

We took Katelyn out on her first "camping" trip last weekend. I say "camping" trip, because it wasn't really camping. We didn't bring food we had to cook, but we did bring food. We went to the famous Dirty Annie's for some of our meals too. We slept in a one room cabin on a soft, comfortable bed. Not true camping by Wyoming standards, but so nice just the same. Our church had rented 5 cabins for 2 nights in Shell, Wyoming. The elders were needing to get a way to discuss church issues. Plans changed and they didn't need them anymore and couldn't be refunded, so they were trying to give them away to people. Jason and I took one for the two nights and other friends took others for one night. It was nice to get away. Jason could fish with the guys and I could relax in the cabin and sleep with Katelyn, who did amazing by the way. She conked out for a 4 hr nap! Must have been all the fresh air. It was so nice to sit and do nothing but talk with friends. We'll have to go up again with some more friends. The cabins weren't very expensive and nicer than some hotels we've been in.

We didn't take a lot of stuff but the truck was still full. One mid-size suitcase for 3 of us, cooler, stroller, diaper bag, dog and his bowls. Good thing we brought the truck because Jason stopped off at a garage sale and bought a few things he was actually needing for work that would have cost us a lot more money. He's learning to be Mr. Frugal, but he was born with the garage sale bug. You don't mention the word around him or you may be making a sudden, unexpected stop.
After we left Sunday morning, we drove into the Big Horn mountains, which are outside of Shell. We stopped off at the Shell Falls and did the 1/4 mile paved pathway "hike". My kind of hiking. Don't worry, I had a death grip on the handle. She wasn't going anywhere.
Behind Jason in the far distance, there is a small waterfall over his left shoulder.
With all the fresh air we had, we were all pretty tired after doing nothing. Jason wanted to nap with his girl, who was just as tired and a good little trip taker. We even stopped off for her first "taste" of A&W, one of mommy's favorites.