Greys River.10

As I said before, every year my family goes camping up in Greys River, WY. And it is REAL camping. You know the "dig a hole to poop" kind. And wouldn't you know this is exactly when Paige decided to get potty trained. I think we dug 25 holes a day for her. Fun.

My mom wanted to get family pics while everyone was in town. It has been a while since our last session. We all liked the idea of having a non traditional family photo shoot. Most people get matching outfits, new haircuts, spend all day getting ready, and finding the perfect background.

Well, in true Veigel fashion, We took pictures after 3 days of camping, no showers, half the kids in swim suits, and in the back of a truck (which I still think is a perfect background). You have already seen our funny shot, which I love. Here is the cousin shot.


Bottom row: Oliver, Avery, Paige, Oakley, Morgan, Jackson
Top row: Andrew, James, Aaron, Sarah, Aide.

And here is the serious family shot. I need to crop and edit it, but after almost 2 hours of doing this post I didn't have it in me.

Bottom row: Luke, Me, Trent, Oliver, Avery Paige, Oakley, Morgan, Jackson, Mom, Dad
Middle row: Kimmy, Andrew, James, Aaron, Sarah, Aiden
Top row: Emily, Cade, Jake, Becky


Now on to the camping experience. Here are just some shots from around camp.


Hanging around camp was real nice. The kids would just explore and the adults would sit around and talk. In between taking care of the little kids that is.

When we were up there we would run every morning. I think I had the best runs of my life on that dirt road. Becky and I ran 4.5 miles the first morning and were shocked when we found out we ran that far. I have only been running 2-3 miles a day to try and get my IT band back in order.

And here is the machine. He runs 4.5 miles on his days off from real running.

Campfires and Smores. We did this every night. And by the last night we refused to let our kids do them. Cleaning 5 kids after every marshmallow toast is not too fun for the adults. Maybe if they would eat like a normal human being it wouldn't be as bad.

Poor Paige and Oakley got sick up there. Luckily it was only a 12 hour bug and luckily we caught the throw up every time.

Here is another favorite pic of mine. We have one just like it from last year.

My mom in her glory. Her and Emily brought up a whole preschool for the kids. It was heavenly. My kids love Grandma Hoggie and Aunt Emily.

Every day we would all load up and tube down the river. we have sooo many pics. I really need to go through and delete half of them.

The first day all the boys went and the next day all the girls went. It was awesome. Although we did have a near death experience and almost lost Emily down the river. We laughed hard about it later when we told the story around the campfire. Although the boys said they couldn't understand my blubbering through my laughter. Trent said I sounded like a squealing pig trying to tell a story.

Here are the kids. Such good times. Most the kids loved it. I would say my girls were not so fond of it though.

Here is a pic of the original boys in the family. It truly is an amazing shot because they are all smiling. My dad and Cade never smile and Luke is usually acting like a goof. Jake is the only one that smiles good for shots.

Murphy Lake:

We always go to Murphy Lake while we are there. The kids love the shallow water, the "beach," canoeing, rafts, and tubing.

The rope swing. It was pretty stinking high. I am surprised my boys went on it. They are on Trent's back in the bottom right pictures.

And here is how we slept every night. Aren't they cute all lined up?

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So overall, I would give our Grey's River Trip 2 thumbs up, which I couldn't do in a self portrait shot.

A big shout out to my mom and dad who provide most the food AND cook it for us. They are amazing. And thanks to everyone who helped with the Hoard. Life is much easier for us with more adults around.

Here's to next year!