A little late, but worth the wait.

Top 10 favorite things from this years annual Greys River camping trip...

10. Campfires. What is camping without a good campfire, s'mores, yelling at the kids to quick poking the fire with sticks, Tee pee and log house arrangements, Toasty feet, story telling that almost always leads to laughing, and Cade always being the last one on site.

9. Going down the river with the kids. All the adults took turns taking the kids down the river. Avery and Oliver missed out this year, but I'm sure next year will be the year they partake of this popular tradition.

8. Shooting stuff. Whether it was the 22's, bee bee's, sling shots or potato cannon, we had a good time just shooting stuff around camp.

7. Running. Every morning the girls (and Trent and Jake) would go out for a morning run. It's pretty amazing running up in the mountains where the air is so fresh and clear and you are surrounded by some pretty incredible views. Made me love running just a little bit more...except when I thought about the possibility of running into some wild animals.

6. The guys going down the river. Listening to these guys as they were being driven up to the drop off point made me realize that there is never a dull moment when these 4 are together.

5. Murphy Lake. A must when camping up here. This year, Trent found another rope swing and some of us we brave enough to swing in. We also enjoyed playing on the home made raft, canoeing, looking for fish, playing on the beach, playing in the rafts and swimming.

4. The girls going down the river. Becky, Emily, Amy and myself loaded up this time, left the husbands with the kids and floated the river. It was so much fun especially talking later on that night around the fire, about the events that took place when getting out of the river and nearly loosing a few precious items and people. My sis-in-laws are way too cool!

3. Stump lake. Also a favorite tradition. The best is eating our home made ice cream when we arrive at the lake. It really is such a good treat! This year we were surrounded by sheep, but scared them up the hill so we could play in the stream and lake.

2. Father and Sons going down the river. One of the most genuinely best pictures ever taken up at Greys.

1. Hanging out with the whole family for 5 incredible days.

And having family pictures taken.

All the cousins.

And of course taking a picture of everyone together as their true selves.

This year was probably one of the best years yet. We always highly anticipate this vacation with the Veigels (yes, I meant vacation). There is something about being with a family that you care deeply about that makes for a magical experience. I love my in-laws. They do so much for us and I thank them with all my heart. We already can't wait to do this all over again next year!

Here are our rope swing videos...