The past couple of years Jared's family has been much better about having family get togethers or family reunions. This year we ended up going camping in Vernal, UT. It was about 5 hours away, but being pregnant and not wanting to do the long drive with Brayden we opted to split up the drive. So on Thursday I drove into Boulder to pick up Jared and we head to Steamboat Springs. It took me longer to get packed up so we didn’t get on the road until around noon. We drove to Silverthorne, got out and did some shopping. It was good to walk around and let Brayden get some built up energy out. We continued driving to Steamboat Springs where we walked downtown to and old diner. Because we got away so late we decided not to spend much time there and get on our way. We stayed the night in Craig; about an hour away. We only had one queen bed so it was a tight fit with all three of us in the bed. I was shocked that Brayden slept in until 9. You have to love the dark hotel rooms. Jared went and picked up donuts, yogurt and orange juice for breakfast. Brayden really liked the donuts and kept trying to take one bite out of each of the different donuts. We only had a two hour drive to Vernal. We we arrived Jerry, Sandy, Amy, Lisa, Chase, Maddy, and Rachel were already there. We set up our camp area. Brayden thought it was so cool he could run and play everywhere. Saturday we drove up to see some petro glyphs, Brayden fell asleep on our way so I sat in the car with him while Jared hiked up to them. I heard they were really neat, but it was muddy and raining for most of the hike. Just as I decided to take Brayden we saw Jared heading down the train. We met them about 50 feet from the from the trail head, Brayden was pretty disappointed he couldn’t go for a hike. We then headed back to camp. Jason and Logan had arrived so after a few minutes we all headed to the Dinosaur Museum. It was pretty cool and Brayden enjoyed seeing all the dinosaurs. Outside they had several life size animals from the time period. Brayden thought they were really cool. On Sunday we spent the morning making and cleaning up breakfast, and then we decided to go fishing. We didn’t have much luck, but Brayden thought it was cool for about 15 minutes, but then he moved on to exploring. We had only been there about 45 minutes and it started to rain and after 30 seconds of sprinkling it started to down pour. We took cover under a tree as best we could; Brayden was in shock with what was happening. After about 5 minutes of getting dumped on we decided to head for the car. We didn’t realize we would be walking in the middle of a mud slide. It was a mess and we were all lucky to make it out without someone going down. We all had mud all over, and I was a little nervous I might end up sliding into the lake. That evening we went to Pizza Hut for dinner. After dinner we began competing in the 1st Annual Aurich Family Challenge. Jared and I had put together several events. Each team would complete for points, and after all events were completed the winning family would receive medals. We made matching family shirts and called ourselves “Team Jared”. Brayden loved saying, “Go Team Jared, go team Jared.” Jared and I tied for the egg toss. Brayden was really upset that the eggs broke. This was a lot of fun, and the highlight of the competition was the Chubby Bunny contests. It came down to Jared and his dad; Jared won with 17 marshmallows. At the end of the night Team Jared won. It rained on us as we packed up camp; so it took longer than normal. Once we were all packed up we headed for the showers. As Brayden was getting in he fell and split his head open. Blood started going everywhere and he was crying really hard. I ended up in the guys bathroom getting Jared out of the shower to help me. Brayden cried for about 10 minutes which is really unusual, but he seemed to be okay and no in need to stitches. I am sure it is just the first of many injuries. Someone told Brayden he was having a rough day, which Brayden repeated over and over, “Brayden rough day” in a very sad voice. The weekend was fun, but a little disappointing that we got rained on most of the time. We had a late breakfast before heading for home.
Saturday we drove up to see some petro glyphs, Brayden fell asleep on our way so I sat in the car with him while Jared hiked up to them. I heard they were really neat, but it was muddy and raining for most of the hike.
Just as I decided to take Brayden we saw Jared heading down the train. We met them about 50 feet from the from the trail head, Brayden was pretty disappointed he couldn’t go for a hike. We then headed back to camp.
Jason and Logan had arrived so after a few minutes we all headed to the Dinosaur Museum. It was pretty cool and Brayden enjoyed seeing all the dinosaurs.
Outside they had several life size animals from the time period. Brayden thought they were really cool.
On Sunday we spent the morning making and cleaning up breakfast, and then we decided to go fishing. We didn’t have much luck, but Brayden thought it was cool for about 15 minutes, but then he moved on to exploring. We had only been there about 45 minutes and it started to rain and after 30 seconds of sprinkling it started to down pour. We took cover under a tree as best we could; Brayden was in shock with what was happening. After about 5 minutes of getting dumped on we decided to head for the car. We didn’t realize we would be walking in the middle of a mud slide. It was a mess and we were all lucky to make it out without someone going down. We all had mud all over, and I was a little nervous I might end up sliding into the lake. That evening we went to Pizza Hut for dinner. After dinner we began competing in the 1st Annual Aurich Family Challenge. Jared and I had put together several events. Each team would complete for points, and after all events were completed the winning family would receive medals. We made matching family shirts and called ourselves “Team Jared”. Brayden loved saying, “Go Team Jared, go team Jared.”
Jared and I tied for the egg toss. Brayden was really upset that the eggs broke.
This was a lot of fun, and the highlight of the competition was the Chubby Bunny contests. It came down to Jared and his dad; Jared won with 17 marshmallows.
At the end of the night Team Jared won.
It rained on us as we packed up camp; so it took longer than normal. Once we were all packed up we headed for the showers. As Brayden was getting in he fell and split his head open. Blood started going everywhere and he was crying really hard. I ended up in the guys bathroom getting Jared out of the shower to help me. Brayden cried for about 10 minutes which is really unusual, but he seemed to be okay and no in need to stitches. I am sure it is just the first of many injuries. Someone told Brayden he was having a rough day, which Brayden repeated over and over, “Brayden rough day” in a very sad voice. The weekend was fun, but a little disappointing that we got rained on most of the time. We had a late breakfast before heading for home.
