Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Family Campout

Jake came home from work one sunny Friday evening and wanted to go camping.  Well, I’m all for spontaneity so we (Jake) packed up the truck and took off to find a campsite.  This wasn’t until after 6:00pm, and after driving over an hour to the campsite we were worried the campground would be full.  But as luck would have it we got the very last site.  The kids were in heaven throwing rocks in the river and eating marshmallows to their hearts content, and I enjoyed staying up late and watching a meteor shower.  Even with all the work it takes to go camping with kids, and the fact that I never, ever get any sleep in a tent, it always seems to be worth it in the end.

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Hazel, aka Meeper, did awesome on her very 1st campout.  Isn’t she adorable!074  076 077 078 079

6 comments:

Darilyn said...

That looks like a great place to go camping. I love spontaneity!

Kelsey said...

I love it. How did Hazel get the nickname?

brenda said...

I agree about camping--somehow it is all totally worth it. Even in the rain, even with mosquitoes. It's the stuff childhood is made of.

Hazel...sigh. She's already changed so much!

Becky said...

Wow! I'm glad you guys were able to have so much fun. Hazel is SO cute! I can't believe I haven't been able to see her or Cole in person yet. Congrats again, guys!

hedrad said...

Meeper? Love the pics!

Shane and Amy Jo said...

I need to buck up and go camping with our kids. The whole lots of work thing without any sleep gets to me and I just tell myself that we'll do it when they are a little older. I need to get over it because it looks like you guys had a great time!!! Such a cute fam!