What a wonderful weekend we had! If you know Chris and Nate, then you know that camping would be a perfect adventure for them....and it was. We went to
Clackamas Lake campground which was south of Mt. Hood. It was a hot and sunny weekend which made it all the better.
The
Mistkawi's went with us and they were tons of fun! They brought their raft out for it's maiden voyage on Timothy Lake, and other than the 2 holes that Patricia had to stuff with her toes, it was great. (sometimes that's a reality of our addiction to going
thrifting, huh Patricia?) Notice the boys with no life vests? Fear not---although it looks like they're out in the middle of the lake, they were really 10 feet from us in quite shallow water.
We were able to Celebrate Patricia's birthday this weekend. I brought cupcakes and they brought left over decadent chocolate cake from the day before when they celebrated. yum!
One of the highlights of the evening was when everyone joined in to help wash the dishes in Patricia's new pails. I think the dishes were washed about 3 times each, because the kiddos were having so much fun with the process!
Maya, Chris, Nate, and Liv at the end of the pier which led to
Clackamas Lake. It was more like a pond, and not user-friendly. It sure was pretty though!
Campfire! Everyone took a shot at roasting their marshmallows. Both Chris and Nate did amazingly well at toasting them to a golden brown. I guess that our practice from roasting them in our fireplace throughout the Winter paid off!
Can't you just feel the excitement in this picture? It's finally bedtime in the tent, with the lanterns, and the sleeping bags. It doesn't get much better than this! After I put the boys in there I went back over to the campfire and I could hear them telling "ghost" stories to each other...although they really were not scary stories at all, I guess that they had heard that's what you do when you go camping. :)
Nate warming up by the fire in the morning...it was cold out there! He loved his big stick. Daddy carved his name on it.
Chillin' by the fire as the sun comes up. Both boys slept really well, and woke up raring to go...filthy feet and all.
Mama makes breakfast for the troops. French toast, sausage, and juice. Pretty darn good!
Time to head back to Portland. We can't wait to camp again!
What a wonderful weekend we had! If you know Chris and Nate, then you know that camping would be a perfect adventure for them....and it was. We went to Clackamas Lake campground which was south of Mt. Hood. It was a hot and sunny weekend which made it all the better.
The Mistkawi's went with us and they were tons of fun! They brought their raft out for it's maiden voyage on Timothy Lake, and other than the 2 holes that Patricia had to stuff with her toes, it was great. (sometimes that's a reality of our addiction to going thrifting, huh Patricia?) Notice the boys with no life vests? Fear not---although it looks like they're out in the middle of the lake, they were really 10 feet from us in quite shallow water.
We were able to Celebrate Patricia's birthday this weekend. I brought cupcakes and they brought left over decadent chocolate cake from the day before when they celebrated. yum!
One of the highlights of the evening was when everyone joined in to help wash the dishes in Patricia's new pails. I think the dishes were washed about 3 times each, because the kiddos were having so much fun with the process!
Maya, Chris, Nate, and Liv at the end of the pier which led to Clackamas Lake. It was more like a pond, and not user-friendly. It sure was pretty though!
Campfire! Everyone took a shot at roasting their marshmallows. Both Chris and Nate did amazingly well at toasting them to a golden brown. I guess that our practice from roasting them in our fireplace throughout the Winter paid off!
Can't you just feel the excitement in this picture? It's finally bedtime in the tent, with the lanterns, and the sleeping bags. It doesn't get much better than this! After I put the boys in there I went back over to the campfire and I could hear them telling "ghost" stories to each other...although they really were not scary stories at all, I guess that they had heard that's what you do when you go camping. :)
Nate warming up by the fire in the morning...it was cold out there! He loved his big stick. Daddy carved his name on it.
Chillin' by the fire as the sun comes up. Both boys slept really well, and woke up raring to go...filthy feet and all.
Mama makes breakfast for the troops. French toast, sausage, and juice. Pretty darn good!
Time to head back to Portland. We can't wait to camp again!
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