Maiden Voyage of the Camper

We took the camper out for the first time this weekend.  We had a one nighter in Meadow, UT where there are some fun lave tubes, hot pots, and some good piles of sand.
It was a very educational trip and very fun.

We learned that the water pump doesn't work- but jugs of water do.
We learned that we need more tongue weight to smooth out the ride.
We learned that we need to lower the hitch- otherwise we're practically pulling a parachute.
We learned that you should make sure the battery is fully charged before you want to use it for the furnace.
We learned that our kids will sleep even when it's 45 degrees in the camper.
and
We learned that we can use jumper cables to charge the battery.

There were a few things that we've added to our list of things to bring next time, but otherwise it was a fantastic trip- the kids slept great, we had great weather (we could have done without the wind, but it wasn't too too terrible), we had great company, great scenery.  All in all we were happy campers and we look forward to more trips!

Loaded and ready to go!

Great sand for playing and sliding... as long as you watch out for the cow pies.

Ben's getting really really good at this lately...

Our fun little homes away from home.

Down into the lava tubes.

Caroline really likes to "zoooom!"

She also really likes her friend Ella.

Hot pots!  The wind kept me from getting in this one since it's the coolest of the pools and I didn't want to have to get out to trek the 100 yards to the warmer ones.

But Caroline didn't mind a bit.