Daddy - Daughter Campout

After Alayna's birthday party festivities, I took Aylee and Aliece to a Daddy-Daughter campout for our ward last friday night. Our camp took place at one of the favorite sites our ward likes to go to, Blackhawk Campground off the Nebo Loop and past Payson Lakes.

When we got there it started to rain, so I made a makeshift shelter with all of my non-boy-scouting skills. It only rained for about 15 minutes, however, and then let up. It was beautiful the rest of the stay.

We had a fireside that night, and when the Bishop asked who would like to offer a prayer, Aliece raised her hand and said loudly, "I will!". So, at that, Bishop said, "And Aliece Andersen will offer our prayer". After the song, Aliece offered a nice little prayer. The bishop replied that it was probably the nicest prayer he has heard at a fireside.

For part of the fireside, the Bishop asked for two primary girls, two young women, and two men to talk about women that have made a difference in their lives. Aylee raised her hand and spoke about Amber and how she has always reminded and encouraged Aylee to read her scriptures and that has helped her in her life. Just before bed, the three of us sat in a circle in our tent and talked about their Mom and their grandmas. We had a great time.

The next morning, the Dad's made breakfast that was furnished by the ward. Eggs, pancakes, ham, etc. The girls had a great time playing with their friends and hanging out.


We had to take off early to get home in time for Amber to run to a stake meeting. However, on our way home, we stopped off at a nearby geocache and grabbed it. It was a fun walk in the woods. Aylee spotted it first and they both had fun trading some items in the cache.