Our Camping Trip

We each kept ourselves very busy on our 3rd Annual "JLT" camping trip this year.

Here's Kyle putting up our tent, our home for three days, the place my children slept for three nights, and our protection from the bears we saw each night. . . 

(I personally wasn't worried one bit that a thin layer of plastic was all that separated my family from those bears - nope not one bit)

Kristopher became quite the expert marshmallow roaster. . .

(and he only had to go through half a bag of burnt to a crisp marshmallows before he got the technique down)

Kale loved those SMORES. . .

He also loved getting up one morning early with dad to start the fire all by himself.

I kept busy getting my feet as dirty as I possibly could.

Laurie and I had a contest to see whose feet could get the dirtiest. . .

(it kept her mind off how dirty her feet were so she wouldn't ask her mom to wash her feet every five minutes - glad I could help)

I also kept busy by eating. . .

I'm still drooling over this meal!

And what would a camping trip be without a few temper tantrums to annoy fellow campers?

Glad to know she can throw herself down in protest no matter where we are.

Mostly she had a great time wandering around camp.

She loved hearing all the dogs bark.

In fact, one night as I am doing dishes I look up and there is a stranger with my daughter in her arms.

Apparently she had seen their dog and followed them to their campsite. . .

After awarding myself mother of the year award I thanked them for bringing her back.

( I guess those temper tantrums came in handy because they knew exactly where to bring her back)

We hung out by the lake one day. . .

And the big boys brought out their toys as well. . .

A giant slingshot to launch rocks into the lake!

So after the dad's had their turn, the kids all got to take a turn.

They were loving it.

Well, Kristopher didn't have the strength to pull the slingshot back far enough to launch a rock, 

so the dad's decided they would run while Kristopher let go so the rock would launch a little further. . .except Kristopher didn't let go and not only did the rock get launched into the lake, but Kris did too!

It was soooo funny.

He went right into the lake.

We would have won AFV had we recorded it!

But I'm betting the kids had the most fun with the noodle swords we brought.

They had a blast sword fighting in the forest.

Even a few hours of Rain couldn't keep us from having a great time!

We're booked for next year right????