August 1-3, 2008
Warning...this one is long
We had so much fun camping this weekend with Grandma & Grandpa for Adam's 34th Birthday!! We went up on Friday afternoon, set up camp, ate yummy dinner, and enjoyed a night by the fire. It was nice and relaxing. Adam and I slept in the tent while the kids slept in the trailer with Grandma & Grandpa. Taylor, of course, asked where the t.v. was....just like her mom, she needs the t.v. to fall asleep. Much to all of our surprise, she fell asleep pretty quick. The worst part was that the bathroom was not too close to our campsite, and I ALWAYS wake up to go to the bathroom. It was a long night of "holding it" since I wasn't about to walk there by myself and Adam was "dead to the world". On Saturday, which was Adam's birthday, we all headed back home for showers right after breakfast. That is the nice thing about having the mountains right in your backyard...it takes 20 minutes to get back home. Adam's plan for the day was a hike up to Donut Falls. Now we all knew this was going to be a challenge with Princess Taylor...I think we heard "I am tired. Will someone carry me?" about 50 times in the first 10 minutes. Once we got right up by the falls and she could wade in the nice cold water, her mood instantly changed. She stayed below with Grandpa while Adam, Cole and I hiked to the top of the falls. It was so beautiful up there, and the nice chill of the falling water cooled us off instantly. After we made the trek down, we headed for the car. Needless to say, the trooper in Taylor was instantly gone when she fell, not only once but twice and ate dirt both times. But again, all it took was being able to play in the creek at the end of the trail to cheer her up. We headed back to camp to clean up and get ready to cook dinner. Dan & his girlfriend Yvette came up to have a fun night for Adam's birthday. We ate steak & chicken with all the trimmings. Sharon even brought cheesecake, Adam's favorite, for his birthday dessert. We had a great night full of laughs. We all really like Yvette. She seems to really fit in with us. I am really happy that Dan has found such a great girl. Anyway, after another night of fun, we all hit the sack. This time Taylor wanted to sleep in the ten with Adam & I. We made her a nice comfy bed and both were totally amazed at how fast she fell asleep. On Sunday morning, we all woke up, had breakfast, packed up camp and headed for home. Camping is always so much fun, but so much work. It was definitely worth it. We all had a really good time. Thank you so much Grandma & Grandpa for a great weekend!!
This is the reason I get up in the morning!!
The Birthday Boy
Me at the top of Donut Falls
Yvette & Dan
Adam had a lot of fun trying to catch a chipmunk in this can
I had to add a little collage of these pictures. They were taken with my mother in laws camera and I just now got them. The kids loved having Grandma & Grandpa's pool this summer. We spent a lot of time there, with and without other friends. It was just a nice was to get relief from the heat, and it was always fun. They both got so much more comfortable with the pool. Cole started diving and was able to swim the whole length of the pool underwater. Taylor went from wanting water wings and a float tube on to swimming with no wings at all. It is amazing how brave kids can be. We had a great summer!!
