First Camping Trip Of The Year!

May 1st was the opening of shed antler hunting in Wyoming so my lovely husband came up with the brilliant idea to turn it into a camping trip with his family. I'm so glad he was willing to include us, and so were the boys, even if it was more stressful and more expensive for Clint for us all to join in. What a great Dad and husband he is and I feel very blessed that he's ours! Also, he let me invite my very best longtime childhood friend Amanda and her family (after swearing them to secrecy on the where-abouts of all the sweet horns). We were lucky enough that HER husband is also a great Dad and husband and took off a few days of work so they could join us! It's been a good 20 years or so since Amanda and I camped together, she used to go with my family alot back in the day. It was the best weekend ever and I will now bore you all with some photos......

I've never found any antlers, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack! So when I found my first one (after hiking around for 2 hours it was found not too far from the truck, go figure) I was pretty excited.

Don't tell anyone, but this is the same antler..... A.J just wanted to take a picture too. Clint was no where to be found, off looking for antlers!

This is pretty much how you might find it, I'm reenacting it for all you 'non-shed hunters' out there.... Alot of the time I would just walk around thinking what the heck am I doing out here and then in the next instance I would wonder how many antlers were probably right next to me and I was looking off the other side....pure craziness!

Hunter is definitely following in his Dads footprints! He was on fire for picking up antlers and Clint was starting to pout. Way to go son, I was so proud of him this weekend and realized how grown up he has gotten lately.

Back at camp, A.J riding his 'motorcycle'.

Clint, checking out mine and Hunters antlers....pouting because they were better than any he had picked up! So of course after resting and eating he had to go out again.

Amanda and her family came up a day later than us so here they are testing out the 4 wheeler. Really just sitting on it and circling around the trailers since we didn't have helmets small enough for the boys.

Isn't that the most precious picture ever! A.J giving Ben a ride.

Colby and Alex found this ditch not far from camp and were in little boy heaven! They seriously came back for food and drinks, wanting to set up their own camp over there.... When we got stuck in the trailers from rain they were just dying to get back out to their ditch!

A.J and Ben enjoying the fire.

Our first days haul....me, Hunter, Robert and Clint all picked up something that first day. Well if you want to call Robert almost stepping on one a pick up..... :)

Hunter stirring up the fire....doesn't it just make you want a marshmallow?

The boys went on countless 'pretend' 4 wheeler rides. Here's Ben wanting to get picked up?
All in all for an antler hunting trip I think it was pretty successful! We brought home 20 something antlers but of course Clint thinks he should have found more.....don't even get me started on that! Thanks to the Hardens for joining us, it was a blast and I hope you are able to come with us more often this summer. Thanks to Clint for including us, Love you babe! Can't wait for summer so we can go on more camping trips with the family. It was great to get out of the house.