CAMPING!!

Day 1

We got to Kopachuck State Park Thursday to set up camp. The Miles and the Pines were meeting us the following day. (The Loughrans were supposed to come too but their kids got sick...we missed them.) We got to the campsite and started setting up our tent.

I bought this blowup Coleman chair for $2.99. Regularly $35.99.

I was so proud of myself.

Getting ready for dinner!

Steak and potatoes. Thanks to my friend Deon (and Pappy) we had the best potatoes ever!

Jenn and Erik decided to come and visit us Thursday night. They couldn't stay the night yet because they both had to work in the morning but we had a good time.

Erik and John

(I am not quite sure what they are doing here.)

Jenn and the boys put on two skits for us. They were both very good and funny.

What great actors!!

Day 2

The next morning (after sleeping maybe an hour total) I had to have hot chocolate. I insisted (against John's better judgement) on having it really, really hot and in turn, burnt my tongue really bad.

We had cereal for breakfast. You know those little individual boxes...it was very exciting!!

Then we decided to find some trails.

Dorks

Axle loved the water.

"Crabby"

John and the boys found walking sticks in the woods and "widdled" the day away.

The Pines arrived and set up camp.

Chance and Ean

Derek had a license to crab/dig for stuff (I don't know what it's called) and so the boys went hunting for yummy clams/oysters/whatever.

Karen with Ean asleep on her back.

Ean and Randon playing on the beach.

Back at camp and ready to make dinner

Gunnar is so in love with Jennifer

I know these aren't clams but let's just call them that for now...this was the first time the boys have ever tried "clam". Chance did not like them but Coby said they were really good.

Derek brought his guitar and played a bunch of songs for us. He is really good and everyone sang along. It was fun. Chance loved it and even played some songs himself.

Smores!!

Karen, me, and Jenn

Day 3

We woke up and John made some delicious egg burritos. We got everything packed up and headed to the beach one last time before we went home.

Derek found a sea anemone. It was very cool.

We had a great time camping and can't wait until we go again.