Cozzens Camp, Day Two Ken's Lake and Camping

By day 2 we were already starting to get behind our schedule.  By the time we did our flag ceremony and scripture reading, made foil dinners for camping and gathered swimming AND camping supplies,  coats, sleeping bags, fishing poles, swimming suits, life jackets, etc. we didn't get out to Ken's Lake until almost noon.

There was lots of swimming, boating, paddle boarding and playing in the water

This little squirter just crawled around under our shade canopy, and since I forgot my swimming suit in all the rush, I was content to keep on eye on her and let Kimbrey be the life guard out in the water.

We stayed at the lake until everyone was pretty well exhausted, then we headed to the mountain. 

There wasn't much time left by the time we got to our mountain spot, just enough to build a fire, put up tents, cook our yummy foil dinners and roast some marshmallows.  Then it was bedtime.  And everyone was ready for bedtime!!

Little boys and their insects!  I thought this was a worm, but Porter insisted it was a caterpillar because it had legs.  Worms don't have legs!!  O.K., Porter, but it was a hairless caterpillar :)  It was a full, fun second day.  

Cozzens Camp 2016 - It Begins - Unplugged and Submerged.

 Wednesday, August 10 we started our first Cozzens Camp day at the Moab Giants Dinosaur Park.  It was a Dinoterriffic time!  Lots to do and see.

 Boys and dinosaurs are a perfect combination, but even our girl campers, Kaylie and Capri, were loving the dinosaur stuff.

Cute little Brody took time out of his dinosaur hunting to pose for me on a little Dinosaur Park arch. 

Future paleontologists digging for dinosaur bones.   

It was great fun, especially the Dinosaur Aquarium!! and no one wanted to leave, but we had a schedule to keep!  And it was lunch time.  The morning had just flown by, unplugged and everything.

We ate lunch and swam for awhile, then we went over to Grandma and Grandpa Cozzens house to do some service work for them.  We washed their car . . 

And pulled a few wheelbarrow loads of weeds.  

And discovered that work can be fun!!

                   Then we swam some more while Grandpa helped some boys, one by one, make stilts.
 

  And showed them and to walk on them. . .  kind of

 

While Aiden made snow cones for everyone.  

We ended the day with a fun hike in Arches.  We were going to go to everyone's favorite, Sand Dune Arch, but a bus load of adults showed up just as we got there, and sometimes adults are annoyed by excited little people, so we decided to hike to Skyline Arch instead.  It was a fun hike, and we plan to go back again when we have more time to explore.  But the day was winding to a close, we were hungry and tired, so we went home to eat and sleep and get ready for another fun Cozzens Camp Day. 

The Day We Met the Cozzens Cousins At The Splash Pad Park