Bryce Canyon.

We ventured out on our first camping trip with the girls. We packed up our car one weekend and headed down to the beautiful Bryce Canyon. Before we got to Bryce, we made a quick pit stop in Panguitch. We had to drive past my old house, some old stomping grounds, and grab a bite to eat at Henry's Drive In. Once we got to Bryce Canyon, we headed to the campground to set up camp. As soon as we got our tent pitched, dark storm clouds started rolling in. Leading up to the trip, we checked, double checked, and triple checked the weather. We wanted it to be good weather so we could enjoy the trip a bit more and the girls would't freeze. We were suppose to have beautiful weather all weekend so we didn't know where the storm was coming from. We thought that before the storm rolled in, we better go visit some lookout spots. We got to the first lookout and it quickly became a downpour. We sat in the car for a bit to let it pass through, but it wasn't moving very fast. We finally opted to give up on the lookout points and go to the Visitor Center. As we were leaving the storm started to ease up, so we hurried and stopped at some other lookout points before the visitor center. The rest of the day stayed a little overcast but at least the rain stopped. Back at our campsite, we roasted some hot dogs and smores and told princess stories around the fire. 

During the night, Austin got paranoid about Kennadi freezing and ended up putting her in his sleeping bag. Quincy got a bit chilly so I put her in my sleeping bag. By the morning, all four of us were squished on our double air mattress. It wasn't the best night sleep, but it could have been worse. 
The next day, we hit up some hiking trails. The first trail we went down was a section of the Navajo Loop. We hiked down a ton of switchbacks to the bottom of the canyon and into a slot canyon. Kennadi loved standing next to the big rocks and walking under tunnels. The next hike was to a mossy cave and waterfall. Kennadi was a champ and had no problem with the hikes. Quincy sat and slept in the carrier the whole time and had no problems with the hikes either. 

Bryce Canyon is so beautiful and breathtaking so it made the quick trip worth while. This small camping trip also gave us some confidence in our camping abilities. We have started quite the list of National Parks and camping spots we want to visit next year!