Summer Camping Trip

Each summer my family gets together for a camping trip.  All who can make it are invited.  This year we went to Thousand Trails in Chehalis, Washington.  

Wes had to work so I drove up with the kids.  

 

 Sadie is a true camper through and through. 

 She loves the outdoors just as much as her Dad and Mom do.

 I finally used our sun/wind blocker tent thingy. 

 We've only had it for 4 years.

Kinsley liked it...sometimes.

 The cousins had so much fun playing together.

 My parents/brothers new dogs.

 Candy was kind of a big thing during the trip.

  In the parents opinion, there was an overabundance of it.

But of course the kids loved it.

 One of several bugs found by the kids.  

I think this one might have survived...

  Moby wraps rock!

 There are a lot of kids in this picture!  

 Man, my kids love their cousins.

At some point on the trail, Evany and Jared started holding hands.  

So cute and yet creepy at the same time. :)

 Elam could be the cutest redhead ever.

 Target practice.  I actually like shooting the bow.  

I want one.

 Grandma multitasking to help me out. 

She's just too great for words.

Okay.

Winnie the Pooh.

Sadie.  

Two little chubby cubbys all stuff with fluff. 

So cute!

Smores!

Okay so let's summarize the camping trip.  There was a lot of dogs and children.  The parents were outnumbered.  There was a lot of candy/sugar.  We went for walks. The kids said at one point they got lost (even though they had strict instructions to keep within the sight of the camper) and had to ask a park ranger how to get back.  My kids and myself went on a hayride.  We swam in a heated pool.  And when we weren't taking care of kids we tried to relax.  For the most part the kids were very well behaved and are getting to a great age where they can entertain themselves and they don't need someone hovering over them to make sure they are being safe.  Lovely.  I might also just give a special thanks to my family that helped me so much with my kids while camping.  Without their help I'm pretty sure it wouldn't have worked out.

After three days at camp (two full days) we came home on Aug 25th.  

Here Kinsley is all tuckered out.  

She also turned 3 months old on the 25th.