Here is the trail from our campsite to the water.
Easy fishing access!


Alyson enjoying her food by the fire.

Jacie taking it easy by the fire.

Where's Rachel? Everytime she got too cranky, I would send her to the next campsite over. It was pretty quiet at the campground on the days we went, so the picnic bench was a perfect place to send her when she wouldn't stop whining. Maybe next year she'll learn to love sleeping on the dirt under the stars! (We did have a tent, and an air mattress to sleep on)

We decided to go camping. Since we like to try and stay 2 nights, we left Sunday afternoon. It of course was raining- with thunder and lightning. We decided to brave it anyway. We went to our favorite campground, and set up camp. It looked overcast, but we thought we would escape the worst of it. We were wrong. It rained ALL Sunday night, and Rachel decided to let us know how much she hated camping by screaming all night. We were close to packing up and going home. As I layed there listening to her cry- and wishing I could sleep as well as Alyson, Jacie and Ben. They didn't hear her! How could that be? I think I may have gotten an hour or two after she became so exhausted she HAD to fall asleep. But I didn't get much. We also need to get a bigger tent. The sleeping arrangement was Ben, Jared and me on one queen bed, and the 3 girls on another queen bed. There isn't much room to put clothes and things either.

On Monday morning it was still overcast, but the rain had stopped. As the day went on, the sun came out, and we really had a good time. My dad, brother, sister in law, and their son, friend they were babysitting and their dog also showed up Monday evening. We ended up having a really good time. Jared had his boat there, so taking the girls on a boat ride was a lot of fun for them! I'm hoping that maybe next year when Rachel is a bit older- she'll learn to enjoy camping a little more. Ben will walking around by then- it should be interesting! We might be very brave and go camping over Labor Day Holiday... but I'm in no hurry to plan that one!