This past weekend we went on a camping trip with Andy & Allison. It was our first tent camping adventure as a family and we are all so happy that it went well-we had a blast!
We spent Saturday hiking throughout the various trails. It was so peaceful to be away from everything and to just enjoy the beautiful scenery! The kids both had a great time while hiking through the mountains - there were wild turkeys running throughout the area - so the boys had a great time trying to "hunt" the turkeys with their spears they carved! Kenzie is a tree climber - so she was thrilled to find a couple good climbing trees! The national park we stayed in still had fire damage from a fire in 2003 that destroyed 70% of the 1000 acre park. It was sad to look around and see all the remaining damage, but even with the charred trees - it was still beautiful. I took a ton of pictures - but just posted a few so you can get an idea of the scenery.
In the evenings we cooked over the fire-pit and enjoyed looking at the stars. Sad to say - its not very often that we get to see so many stars in the sky so we really enjoyed the evenings!
As you will see from many of the pictures below - Jake and Andy both purchased knives for this trip (yes I know - very scary) - which they both liked to hold during every picture - I was very impressed that the first aid kit was not needed at all during the weekend!
All in all a great time! Can't wait to make this a summer tradition!
We rented a motor boat at one of the local lakes and Uncle Andy taught the kids how to steer the boat around the lake. The kids had such a great time!
Blake was very entertaining to watch - he carried his stick everywhere with him - and spun it around like a sword.
We stopped in Julian on the way home - such a cute town!
sleeping blondies on the way home - they were worn out!
1 comment:
Sounds like such a fun trip! I'm so jealous! :) I've never been to Julian. Is it worth a trip?
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