Best camping trip yet I would say. Our kids were at great ages this year. Gage was happy to be with the bigger kids, doing whatever they were doing. I would often find him in the McManus’s tent, with Bryce, just hanging out. Either there or over with Casey and the bag of cheetos. Gage loved the water and swam and swam. He would fall asleep on the boat if we happened to be out during nap time. He slept soundly and was such a fun little camper.
Emmett is our little fish. He isn’t much for tubing but you put a life jacket on him at the beach and he will be in the water swimming into you pull him out. Braxton bought him a net because he was determined to catch one of the little fishes in the swimming area. One morning some of the boys went out fishing and Emmett came back with the only keeper. He was so, so happy and proud. Meanwhile Braxton was green with envy. Emmett also liked the s’mores, a lot and riding his bike. Now that he doesn’t use training wheels he thought he was such big stuff riding laps and laps around camp with the big boys. Trying tricks and wiping out I was amazed at Emmett’s confidence on that little pink bike he rides. We also got a few good games of UNO in on the trip.
Adelle was thrilled to be back with her BFF, and cousin, Kate. They traded shoes right away and wore dresses most of the trip. Adelle and Harvey also got a lot closer this trip. Both of them are growing up and branching out a bit more. Adelle loved the knee board and tubing with the boys. She was excited to snack on camping food and basically have freedom to do all day what she wanted with her little friends.
Braxton was also a bike riding machine. It was great because when we weren’t at the water or on the boat the boys would all ride bikes to keep themselves busy. Braxton rode and rode and tried some jumps and other tricks. He also tested his courage by jumping off of this one story baracade out in the water. It was pretty awesome and he was really proud. He also loved tubing and knee boarding and fishing, even though he didn’t catch a fish. Brax and his friends played some football in the swimming area, a good soccer game on the grass and bike riding the rest of the time.
Jeff and I had a happy anniversary surrounded with our kids and good friends. It was so relaxing this year and for the first time I wasn’t feeling anxious to get home. We all slept so good and everyone cooperated and was so chill. The weather was so great. The campsites were great. We got a bigger cooler this year so I felt like we actually had enough room for the food we needed and the ice to keep it good.
I love this tradition. I love camping with my family and our friends. It’s so fun to make such good memories with people who love you and love your kids. We stayed up late around the campfire and talked while the kids slept. Makes me happy that we have this sense of friendship and community in our lives to help buoy each other up.
Oh, and for the record Jeff’s wake boarding skills are getting really good and mine are getting better. Also we both showed our stuff and jumped off the same structure Braxton jumped off of. It was crazy thrilling to me. I guess I maybe need to get out more?
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