Ben belayed Mike as he climbed the harder of the two routes.
Brody and Namaw enjoyed the nice morning breeze while they watched us climb. Later Brody took a nap in the stroller while Namaw climbed. 
I just finished climbing the harder of the 2 routes and Brody was waiting at the bottom for me!
Here's Daddy Steve rock climbing.
"Yes!" Namaw was excited to make it up to the ledge!
After we finished climbing, we went back to Buena Vista and had left over pizza for lunch. Then we repacked Dad & Mom's Durango with all of our camping gear. We drove up to the North Mount Elbert Trailhead and began to look for a good place to camp. There were several fee campsites and we decided to stay at one of them because it was such a big campsite with lots of flat ground to set up tents. It also had a picnic table (a huge plus)! Here's Dad & Mom standing in front of their tent.
This was Brody's very first camping trip (can you believe we waited 10 months to take him camping?!?). Here's our family in front of our 2-man tent.
Tyler was really missing Ann by this point in the trip!
Brody LOVED camping!!! We started calling him our little dirt baby by the end of the day. He was filthy! I was relieved that he mainly played with the sticks, leaves, pine cones, and didn't try to put everything in his mouth (just some stuff).
After we set up camp we hiked down to Emerald Lake. It was so still outside and the reflection of the trees and mountains in the lake was beautiful!
Shortly after arriving at the lake we headed back to camp. We decided we wanted to conserve our energy for the long hike the next day. Mike and Tyler made Chicken Tortilla Soup (recipe from GG) for dinner. It was spicy and very yummy! We didn't make quite enough, so Mike made some Ramen Noodles to top us off.
We played cards for awhile and then it was time to hit the sack. Brody fell asleep pretty quick!
He didn't sleep very well during the night. I think the altitude made his nose get stuffy. He didn't ever totally wake up...there was just lots of tossing and turning and little cries. Just enough to make us have a very sleepless night...of course we were only 2 inches from his head!
This was Brody's very first camping trip (can you believe we waited 10 months to take him camping?!?). Here's our family in front of our 2-man tent.
Tyler was really missing Ann by this point in the trip!
Brody LOVED camping!!! We started calling him our little dirt baby by the end of the day. He was filthy! I was relieved that he mainly played with the sticks, leaves, pine cones, and didn't try to put everything in his mouth (just some stuff).
After we set up camp we hiked down to Emerald Lake. It was so still outside and the reflection of the trees and mountains in the lake was beautiful!
Shortly after arriving at the lake we headed back to camp. We decided we wanted to conserve our energy for the long hike the next day. Mike and Tyler made Chicken Tortilla Soup (recipe from GG) for dinner. It was spicy and very yummy! We didn't make quite enough, so Mike made some Ramen Noodles to top us off.
We played cards for awhile and then it was time to hit the sack. Brody fell asleep pretty quick! 
He didn't sleep very well during the night. I think the altitude made his nose get stuffy. He didn't ever totally wake up...there was just lots of tossing and turning and little cries. Just enough to make us have a very sleepless night...of course we were only 2 inches from his head!
2 comments:
The soup was really good! I loved it!!! Oh, by the way, it didn't matter how far away from Brody you were... we still woke up and we were 30 feet away.
Joan looks like superwoman in one of those pictures. I would be celebrating too.
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