RV stylin'

Camping-

We went to try the new/old trailer out and what a surprise....   We found out that the heater worked and generator worked without a hitch!  Yay,  for a Tuscan Craigslist special!  Daddy was so proud of himself, for finding such a good deal on such short notice!  He had a last minute work trip, so he thought he finagle a deal with a poor 'Tuscan AZ Victim'. And that he did!  The poor succor was trying to sell it for 6k, but Reed walked away with only 5k missing.  He was so proud!

We got this gem back into the valley, the following day.  Then it quickly became Reed's project!  *Because, let's be honest - he always has to have one of those!* 

Isn't she she pretty, we call her Betsy! 

She quickly became a favorite with the kids,! They always wanted the back open, so they could run through the toy trailer and up and down the ramp!

I just want to make sure that we had a few things that I believe are priorities! Such as heating and a toilet.  

So generator, fridge, water tank were slightly checked before our travel!

So Friday came and dad was in town, so off we went! 

There weren't too many places super close, since it is officially winter for most of the other states. We did go a little past Payson, right around Bear flats.  There was one other crazy camper, like us there. And a bazillion hunters, with their no-shave November faces! 

Daddy found us a good spot and Kalaya quickly informed me that she left her suitcase at home.  Whoops :(

Since it's 'all about food' while you go camping, I tried to make sure we had a good supply!  Ditch oven pizza, quesadillas, Ziploc omelettes, Dutch oven Apple dumplings, sandwiches and chips. Mostly cooked everything outside, except a few times. Those are the moments where I remembered how much I enjoyed modern conveniences !  All the kids were great sports, lots of Uno was played!!!

Dad was still officially on-call for work, so he had to travel up the mountain a few times. So one time we went up with them, to get phone reception. 

*it was a steep climb, but the kids did really good! You will notice how most of them are on Reed or poor Levi, in some of these pictures! *

I am grateful for these boys stamina! I had a hard time myself, just carrying three jackets and Levi's hat. Ha, lol! 

The electric razors came in handy, except when the batteries became dead!

The first night was pretty breezy, we felt bad for our neighbors because they had to tarp up part of their pop up. Then we reminisced, about the times that we were young and dumb with our "broken zippered' pop up (with young and nursing babes) .. 

**It was overall a great learning experience to prepare us for our next trip.  The shopping list is long and the whole bottom plumbing needs to be restored. **

But again Reed loves projects so, meeting our plumbing needs should be right up his alley!