We spent Memorial weekend back home in the basin. We don't get out there much anymore so I guess it's good we have to go to decorate and visit graves! For quite a few years now we have been wanting to go camping up Whiterocks canyon and finally were able to do it and now I think we have just started a new tradition! I already can't wait for next year. Everyone wasn't able to go camping but maybe next time they will. It was just our family minus Landyn (who I guess thinks he's getting too old to go camping with the family) and Kenny, Ryan and lil' Sawyer. Uncle Nels and Mom came up one night for dinner around the campfire. Nels told some mighty scary "Whiterocks canyon" alien stories that night that I think had us all scared to death to go out in the middle of the night to go potty!! He warned us that we wouldn't want to hear them, but Kenny and I persisted that he tell us. I mean, whats a campfire without scary stories??? :)During the night I remember that I had to go real bad and didn't dare get up. I was so grateful when Craig had to go cause I immediately got up and went out with him and so did Hayden!! LOL! Hayden later heard the funniest noises outside and didn't dare wake anyone up to tell them. The next morning we found out the strange noise was just a grouse attracting females!!! :) We had a lot of fun and it was so good to see everyone. Dad would sure be pleased to see the great turn out that we had, that we always have (of course he did, I know he was there in spirit). His grave looks so pretty. They finally have some other plots where dad is burried so next year maybe we won't have to weed eat and completely clean up the area so much. Although, it will be kinda sad, it's become a ritual, LOL!
