Parker, AZ

This weekend we went to Parker, Arizona to go "camping" with Grandma and Poppy. They have the trailer down there at Buckskin Mountain State Park so we thought it would be fun to catch up with them. We left after breakfast on Saturday morning and were home for baths and bedtime on Sunday night. It was the perfect amount of time.
The camp ground is very nice and right on a section of the Colorado River. As soon as we got there the boys raced for the water and started playing in it despite how freezing the water was. The dog enjoyed fetching sticks out of the water. We played in the water, in the little playground, went for walks, got out the old action figures, made a camp fire, ate, ate, ate, made s'mores and ate some more.
We actually didn't do any "roughing" it in the traditional sense. After the s'mores were finished we went down the road a few miles and stayed in a hotel for the night. Everyone was pretty tired so they slept well but woke up bright and early ready to get back to G&P's trailer. We were there in time for breakfast. On Sunday we played more (constantly) and after lunch and one last run into the water we hit the road. Everyone, including the dog, was asleep before we pulled out of the gas station. Although that didn't last too long and they woke up and the rest of the drive home was very, very long with tired children. We needed to stop for each child's "needs" at least twice. Once was on the side of the highway when Cooper pulled the lid off his juice and was soaked from the neck down!
It really was a fun weekend though and the boys loved the warm weather and the adventure.