1st Camping Trip of the Summer

Alyssa requested to go camping for her birthday.  I was so excited (and surprised) that this was what she wanted to do!  I love to camp.  I am also Very, VERY excited that there are several camping sites to choose from just within a 10 minute drive!

I really under estimated the amount of STUFF we would need to take up with us!  We got bikes in there under all the stuff and Cameron is sitting in the front seat.  Dad met us up after work.  We took off at 3 pm.

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We were all starving after getting there so we unloading the food and ate!  The great thing about camping is you can buy lots of junk foodWinking smile

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I set up the tent with the help of the kids and then Jenna was ready to get her spot in the tent!  Actually we are so ready to upgrade!  This tent has been wonderful.  We got it for a wedding gift from my parents.  It sleeps 6.  It is a good thing we have little people!IMG_3947

When Dad arrived it was dinner time.  We got to roast Brat’s, eat chips and pineapple and watermelon and the favorite for the kids was choosing to drink Sprite or Pink Lemonade.

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Alyssa was in camping heaven!  I don’t think she stopped smiling!!  I was glad we had bikes there for the kids to ride!  It made it fun!!

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Melanie took a family photo.  We have some crazy children!!

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Jenna loved to ride on Daddy’s shoulders.  She would rub his fuzzy hair.

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We roasted marshmallows for s’mores.  We also went hiking on the trail next to our camp.  There were lots of horses up riding on the trail so we had to watch our step!IMG_3983IMG_3984

The kids had fun taking pictures and posing themselves…

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It was a lot of fun!  I can’t wait until we can go next month!!

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Candace and Brian said…
You have a beautiful family. Seriously.
June 21, 2012 at 7:54 AM
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