Camping

So the day after school let out, we picked up our rented trailer, because I'm the "princess" camper, and we headed off into the wild forest where there are potties and pavement, to go on the annual family campout. We normally have my sister Linda and her husband and family go with us, but my brother-in-law couldn't get off work. My other sister, Laura and her family would come once upon a time as well, but the kids seemed to outgrow it. So the "big" kids, aka my parents still come thank goodness! We have such a fun time together. My boys LOVE spending time with grandma and grandpa and could really care less that mom and dad are around. I'm definately okay with this arrangement. I have very fond memories of being with my grandparents and I wouldn't trade those moments for anything.

Back to camping. We love this campground. The deer come right into your camp. The photo below shows that. This particular deer came around every night. We got used to her and she apparently got used to us. I cannot locate the picture of the boys feeding her right out of their hands....I know what you're thinking "Gross", but we did manage to bring hand soap to wash. The boys love to climb on this huge rock, and Christian brought his air soft gun to targer shoot. No, not at the deer! We brought targets from home! We also jet ski. This year the water was like glass. No waves and not alot of other boats either. Sorry, can't find that picture either. We eat and eat and eat some more. The boys love to ride their bikes and scooters. We play card games and nap. This is a tradition I hope can last a while longer. I'm not the biggest fan of camping, but we've been doing this camping trip for alomost 14 years now. Summer wouldn't be the same without it. In fact, we've already made reservations for next year! If I find the other pictures, I will post those as well. These are the only 2 I could find.