Down the River

WE DID IT! I have to admit that I was really apprehensive about our river trip, but it turned out great. We had our ups and downs... With all my concern about Gavin I didn't spend very much time making sure Pop and especially river-trip-virgin Mom had all the right stuff, but between their stuff and our stuff and everyone else's stuff we were pretty well covered. We had a crew of 15 including 2 babies and a 5-year-old, and our group came together from FIVE states (UT, CO, NE, IL, and AZ). We ate well, drank well, and floated well in 4 rafts, a ducky and a kayak. I wish I could say we slept well, but at least I CAN say that Gavin slept way better than I did! Mom slept in a tent for the second time in her whole life! On the second night we had a tremendous thunderstorm that cut "Super Hero Night" short and banished a few folks, including Mom, to their tents. It thundered and lightning-ed and pelted all our gear with fat raindrops for a couple of hours. Gavin and I spent much of that time cozy and dry in our tent while Brandon and a few other super heroes battened down the boats and cooked a yummy taco dinner under shelter of a rain/sun canopy. For the most part the weather was perfect and we really enjoyed ourselves. It was a long drive home but we're happily enjoying a restful evening, aside from the 8 loads of laundry that are underway...