Trail West Family Camp Day 5

Last day of family camp.  It had been such an awesome week, and it was tough to not let the looming trip home steal our joy.  But there was still some fun stuff to do and some fun stuff to do again!  First off, though, a delicious brunch complete with the best cinnamon rolls I've ever had and a happy face waffle for SE.

We needed to get another cute picture of Fin-bug, because let's face it, we can't get enough of her (except when she's screaming).  Then another game of Frisbee golf and some awesome jumps off of rocks.

We had heard that the Jeep tours were super fun so we signed up for one.  You get to drive a Jeep out into remote Colorado, see some awesome views, visit a "ghost town" and one of SE's and Fin's favorite things they got to do, feed chipmunks!

Finley was screaming in this picture...she was a little unsure of the chipmunks.

SE LOVED them!

By the end I called her the chipmunk whisperer because they were lined up!

Cute little guy posing for me before we left!

On the way back to camp, you take an alternate route and get to stop off at some water falls and take pictures.

After dinner that night, we had our last club.  It was probably the most special one for me.  The work crew who had all week been preparing our meals, serving us unselfishly with joyful hearts, taking care of our kids with so much love, cleaning our bathrooms, making our beds, and straightening up our rooms got to share their names and a couple of them shared their stories.  They are the reasons Sean and I are involved with Young Life...because they, like us, were broken and needed love, and Young Life provided people to do that for them.  It's so great to be at camp.  The work crew does an amazing job pouring into tired and weary moms and dads who need a little refreshing.  But what we don't realize, is that just by being a cohesive God-centered loving family unit, we are pouring into their lives as well.

Our week at Trail West was an absolute blast!  I would highly encourage families to go if they get a chance.  Check it out here if you have any interest!  It's a place where husbands and wives can reconnect, moms and dads can focus on their babies and learn new things about their little selves, you can shut out the rest of the world and just be a family.  It also encourages you to take the lifestyle home and apply it there.  We cannot wait to go back next year!!