Camping

We had our first Oregon camping adventure this weekend and it was a blast. The rest of the family got up to the campground on Thursday but we had to head out on Friday, after Christian got home from work. Of course the kids fell asleep on the drive.

They were pretty hyper once we got to the campsite and stayed up late since they were so rested!  

Lucky for them there was a park right next to us and they could play like crazy.

We stayed up pretty late hanging around the campfire and Anna did not want to get up the next morning! Seriously, she slept in until around 9.

Christian and Dave snuck out of camp really early and went to catch some crawdads in a nearby river. Apparently they are pretty easy to catch. Here is their haul after it was cooked and piled on the plate. They look like mini-lobsters and tasted mild like shrimp.

We spent the rest of the day playing at the campground, enjoying the company and good food. My Mom, Stepdad John, sister Emily and brother-in-law Dave were there, as well as Dave's parents, Mary and Gary. Dave grew up a half an hour down the road and his Grandmother was able to come up and spend the day with us on Saturday. We lucked out because they all brought really yummy food and fun games to play.

We packed up Saturday evening and headed home to the utter horror of our smoky smelling kids who wanted to stay and camp forever. Good thing we have another one planned for next weekend with our ward at church!