Yesterday afternoon we packed up and went on our first family camping trip in Colorado!  We were very excited to get out and into nature.  The place we picked is called Devil’s head and is pretty close to us.  It’s MUCH better than a forest preserve with a mowed lawn!  🙂  It is a beautiful area.  There are campsites there and the trailhead to the Devil’s Head Fire Lookout, which is actually in use!

When we got there, we put up camp, built a fire, and ate dinner.  Then the boys went exploring.  We had a great time relaxing and enjoying the beautiful night.  At first it looked like it would rain a bit (typical afternoon), but then it cleared up and the night was beautiful and perfect for camping.

After dinner we made s’mores and the girls used Oreos instead of graham crackers.  They coined the term S’moreos!  🙂

This morning we got up early and went the boys, Angela and I went on the hike up to the top of Devil’s Head.  Kirstyn twisted her ankle last night and wasn’t feeling too much like walking, so Brittany volunteered to stay behind with her and sleep.  🙂  The hike was absolutely amazing and we got some GREAT pictures!

When we got to the top, there are about 230+ stairs that you climb up into thin air to get to the lookout post that is situated on the top of the rocks.  There is a ranger house up there that is occupied by rotating shifts of forest service personnel.

We could have spent a long time up there taking in the views, but we had a baptism to get to so we had to hurry back down the trail to the car, pack up everything and get home to shower the smoke from the fire off of us.  🙂  The baptismal service (Kelsey Fradin in our ward) was nice and we went over to their home afterward and hung out, ate some food, and chatted with extended family members.  It was great getting to know them better!