Camping to beat the heat

Oct 3rd and 4th, 2008--We decided that it would be a perfect weekend to go camping and get out of hot Phoenix. Little did we know the weather would have other ideas in store for us! We headed up to Payson, AZ to enjoy the cooler weather and do a little camping, hiking and fishing with our friends the Turner's and the Colton's. We all got up there Friday night and put our tents up with the light of the Suburban headlights. We had bought a new tent and we were learning to put it up with the help of a lantern and some color coded poles and instructions. It was great! The kids slept well that night and we even got to use a blanket because it was "cold". We woke up the next morning to hot chocolate, sausage, bacon and french toast. Our friend Lysa Turner was the cook that morning and made some awesome syrup. She did not have any sugar, so she improvised with marshmallows. I bet your thinking, man that probably did not work, but WOW! It was awesome! I will have to get the recipe from her and post it. Unfortunately, it started to rain and did not let up. We all headed on over to the fish hatchery to try and wait out the storm. It was beautiful! After looking at all the fish we headed back to camp and decided to pack up and leave. So of course the sun poked its head out, but we were already packing up and decided to head home. It was 55 degrees when we left and we figured it would only get colder as the night drew closer. We had a great time! I hope we can go again soon, even if it is only to the backyard!