Kiara and I went on our first daddy daughter campout this weekend with the ward.  We had a good time.  We went to a familiar spot at Sycamore Creek.  Even though we got a good jump on the road, we still got there as it was getting dark.  I was surprised to see how many people were already there, and most of the good camping spots in the area were taken already.  We settled for a little roadside spot and set up our tent.  We had a little campfire program and then came Kiara's favorite part of the evening: smores!  Kiara's friend Grace arrived during the marshmallow festivities.  Kiara enjoyed running around with her flashlights and it seemed to be a novelty to go to the bathroom in the port-a-potties (a first for Kiara).  We turned in for the night and had a pretty good night except a car alarm randomly going off several times during the night and a few people driving through late in the night.

In the morning, they had a little breakfast and then the big event: blowing stuff up.  I didn't know how much girls would enjoy blowing stuff up, but it seems that they did.  A small contingent ran away and hid 100 yards away or so until the explosions subsided.  They blew up everything from barbie dolls to pumpkins to cabbage...and much more.  It was pretty entertaining, though I did have to move my truck and tent to escape the blast zone and I still got a bit of pumpkin that rained down.  We took a hike down the road with Grace to enjoy the cool weather and have some fun while the bigger girls played bigger girl games.  I had a good time with Kiara and hopefully we can have many more such outings.

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