Vernon Resovor

Finally, we made it camping! We have been trying to go for over a month and the weather cooperated with us last week. It was a beautiful weekend! Last year we got a little pop-up tent trailer. We thought that it would make for some wonderful family memories. This trip sure was full of things I will always remember.

We were very lucky that our friends Jered and Stephanie could come with us. We love going camping with them. Their daughter Madison and their son Eli play so well with Norma and the boys. It is nice for them to have friends to play with and it is nice for Nate and I to have some one to talk to and play games with too.
We loved being right next to the water and just fishing right there too. The kids played baseball and collected rocks, rode their bikes, played in the mud and loved throwing rocks in the water.
The first day was a little windy so I stayed in the trailer with Kate most of the day. That night while we were at the Taylors trailer playing pirates our propane went out. It was so cold when we came back! But another reason why we love camping with the Taylors, they always help us out of a bind. They had an extra tank that they let us use so the we didn't freeze.

The camp site from across the water.

This is just such a perfect spot to go camping! We can just do so much! There is the water and all the open area. They boys loved fishing. Nate made them eat the first fish they caught. He said they needed to learn that if they were going to kill something, then they needed to learn to eat it too. He made them watch him gut it and everything, then he cooked it and made them eat it. Nate and I are not fish fans. We can do tuna but that is about it, so it really surprised me that he would make them taste it. So we all had a little bite. It wasn't too bad. Thadd even asked for more.

Thadd and Tucker loved riding their bikes here! I was a little put out that Nate had even brought their bikes. I thought it would be too rocky for them to ride. I was very wrong. We were in the perfect spot for them. They found a little loop that they rode around the whole time. At first they would go up the steep part and come down on the not so steep part. Well, Thadd decided to come down the other way once. He was coming so fast! Nate saw him and started running for him, yelling for him to use his brakes. So what does Thadd do, slams on his brakes, fish tailing it and falling flat on his face. A helmet only protects heads, not faces. We thought for sure that he had broken his nose. But I have to say how proud I am, he got back on his bike and just was a little more careful about hitting the brakes.

All bundled up.
This is the bonnet and jacket that my Great Aunt Carlie made for Tucker when I first had him. All the kids have worn it camping. I just love it! It is a little big but she'll be able to wear it all summer long. We plan on camping a lot.

These dogs were so funny. Walle would come hide under my feet thinking I was going to save him and Sadie would just follow him. This was the best thing for Walle. Some one to play with that wanted to play back. Although he got tired a lot sooner than she did. When he was ready to quit and walk away, she didn't let him. It was awesome!

All the kids enjoying lunch

This is a craw-dad that they found right on the waters edge.

Nate calls this our "red-neck truck". It works.