Camping last weekend

Last weekend I went camping with my cousins and Aunt Patti. We went camping down by Nephi, Utah and it was actually the first time I've been camping since before my mission. I had a wonderful time with them and I am happy I went. It did start our scary though. While my Aunt Patti and I were driving down, we got a phone call from my cousin Carolynn and she told us that there had been a 4-wheeler accident and Matthew (my Cousin Jason's 2 year old boy) was hurt. The 4-wheeler had tipped while Matthew was on the back and his hand was severely injured. Matthew was life flighted to a children's hospital in Salt Lake and my cousin Jason and Olivia drove up to Salt Lake to meet the helicopter. My Aunt and I continued to drive to the camp site to meet up with my other cousins. We later found out that Matthew was fine. He received some stitches and had a small break in his hand.

Despite the crazy start of our camping trip, we were all able to make the best of the trip and have a fun time. While we were there, we were able to participate in a lot of activities. Zack brought a few of his guns up including his .22 rifle and his shotgun. We shot at targets with his .22 and clay pigeons with his shotgun. One of the mornings, Zack, Britney and I went fishing at 6am. We had a blow up boat and we went in the middle of this pond to fish. Although we were not able to catch any fish, we had a fun time. My favorite activity was driving the 4-wheeler. I had an opportunity to go out on them several times. My favorite part of the 4-wheeling was when we went off the main road onto the small trails. At our campsite, we had a little bee problem. Hundreds of bees would come out and annoy us every time we were eating. Zack had found the bees nest and decided that right before we left, he was going to blow it away with his shotgun. Hopefully by destroying the bees nest, the next people that camped at this site wouldn’t have such a problem with the bees.

I am happy that I had the opportunity to go camping and enjoy the beautiful. I love spending time in nature while enjoying the peaceful sounds and the wonderful outdoor smell. I hope that next time I will not wait so long to go camping and enjoy these wonderful blessings from our Heavenly Father.