Camping-Part 2

My computer is again up and running (for the most part) now I really want to get caught up here! The pictures I've posted since I started this blog are the only ones I have left since January so I'm thinking I should get better at recording my memories here! (and also find a reliable way to permanently store all my other pictures ;))

Back to our camping trip; on Saturday, we went out on the boat. It was a little chilly at times as the sun was in and out, but we had a great time! The lake is beautiful and being on the boat is lots of fun!

We were looking forward to eating dinner at this cute little restaurant on the lake, but it's only for private parties now.


My little, boating girl :)

Looking back toward the campgrounds:
All in all, it was a nice getaway. Maybe next time it will be warmer so we can enjoy the cute little beach they have :)

Camping

We had a wonderful trip! We left later Friday than we'd originally intended because of the storms going through, but the trip went smoothly. Here are some pictures of our first night there:
Megan and her Tigresses. She is all about cats right now!

One of the things Todd reminded me to add to our list was the roasting sticks, but I told him they were already in the camper...I was wrong. So we had to find some sticks and carve them up ;)


See the boat on my van there in the background? I pulled that! It was kinda scary on the way down but on the return trip I was like an old pro ;)
Let me just say this family puts away the food! I spent a good deal of time Friday cutting up fresh fruits and veggies for the trip so we didn't eat too horribly and not very much made it back home! That's my Pampered Chef veggie tray on the table (yes there are hotdogs too! shhh). I've been keeping it stocked this summer for lunches and it's been a life-saver! I just pull it out at lunch and the kids fill their plates while I make the rest of lunch (usually sandwiches).

End of the day:It was definitely colder than I had planned for so I didn't pack very warm pj's but the kids stayed pretty cozy thanks to blankets and our wonderful space heater! I don't know why the weather has to turn cold every time I plan a camping trip....

A Little Fun for Us

We leave this afternoon for a little impromptu camping trip. We've had the camper for two years now and this will only be our third trip...ugh. Turns out we have busy little schedules ;)

Each trip has had weather issues (tell me again why we live in Ohio?). We froze the first time even though it was mid-May, the second time we evacuated a few hours after we set up camp because a tornado was coming through and this time there's a chance of thunderstorms all weekend. I'm beginning to think I'm cursed or something ;)

We'll have a good time anyway! We're taking the boat for a little extra fun (not during thunderstorms of course ;) we have a DVD player for that!). I get to pull the boat down...my first time pulling anything. I don't think Todd really wants me to be the one to pull his toy, but it's easier than the camper so that's the way it is. I'm sure he'll have his eyes on me all the way there! Pray that there aren't many right-hand turns! The curbs are in trouble ;)

I'd better get back to packing! I'll post lots of pictures when we return on Sunday! Hopefully they won't be filled with wet, muddy people...ugh.