For my birthday I asked to go camping, so 3 1/2 hrs later we ended up in Hamilton Branch. It is the start of the season here and the weather was perfect! Kailey is playing the game Shaun made me for my birthday. we spent all day playing it. It was a very thoughtful gift!
The Spectators. All the campsites were on the water and we were at the end so we had a little peninsula of beach the kids could play on just a few hundred feet from where our tent was set up.
Jordan collecting stuff. She is a collector of EVERYTHING! It was in the 70's during the day and the mid 50's at night it was great camping weather!
The is the view of where we had our tent and fire. We brought 2 tents. one for sleeping and one for changing/clothes and stuff. a very smart idea when you have 7 people, one who is a baby and is in a port-a-crib and needs naps.
Ellie is such a character. She is seriously awesome, when she gets everything she wants. She decided the balls on the stings meant for the game worked better as a necklace. needless to say playing became an ordeal after she realized we had to take her necklace.
She also refused to wear shoes 90% of the time
The kids played tag and pretend all day long
getting ready for s'mores and tin foil dinners
Decker Loved the campfire and the fact that he was held for 48 hrs didn't hurt
Decker being happy
When we got home from camping Shaun pulled out my birthday cake and we all had ice cream cake for dinner. It was a fun weekend, very relaxing, and a much needed family get-a-way. Breaking my foot within the first 5 min of getting there didn't even mess things up. but it did teach us a few things: bring ace bandages a first aid kit and IB profen or tylenol! luckily we didn't have anything to do beside hang out at the camp site. and i had bought myself a cot for my birthday which made sleeping in tent not so bad! We came back and both though we should do that again sooner rather than later. I do feel older now 31 is no 30. But I have 5 happy, fun, cool kids. I love where we live, minus the lack of family, we have a great job where I can stay home and I have a husband who has/is learning that when I say I want something (baskin robbins birthday cake, or to go camping) just do it and I'm a happy camper, literally haha! I'm one lucky girl! Happy birthday to me!
1 things people say:
This post totally makes me miss you. Makes me miss all of our dorm fun mmc style (I can mention it since I've already been kicked out, right). We should have another mmc reunion the next time you're in ca. Even just one night would be super fun.
Glad you had a good birthday, thanks to you being a total bad-a and not even caring you broke your foot. My hero.
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