Fall Break

This last week was fall break for the kids, so we took off a few days and headed up North to camp. We met my sister (Jenny) and her family up there as well, and had a lot of fun! The camp ground was really nice, so I wouldn't say that it was completely roughing it. We did tent camp, but the grounds also had bathrooms and showers which was really quite convenient! It was cold in the evenings, but the temps were in the 80's during the day. It was great to be in the pines and breathe the fresh air which is a nice break from living in a big city. Besides seeing some pretty birds, we only saw crazy little squirrels and a few elk. We even heard the elk calls at night which was really cool, and loud! Both Ken and I were ready to go home to our own bed by the end of the week, but the kids had fun and Erika didn't want to leave! Jessica is a little more "high maintenance" if you will, and so she was also anxious to get home....she pretended to kiss the driveway when we pulled up to our house!

I love this pic! Just Kyle and Daddy hanging out in the creek. Erika and Josie (cousin) turned to pose for the camera! These two are two peas in a pod and best buds! Here is a picture of part of our campsite. You can see Ken playing chess with Josh (Jenny's oldest son) which is what he did most of the time! Jenny has 4 boys, and all of them had fun trying to beat Ken with no avail. He enjoys teaching them though. Also, Erika is french braiding her Uncle Chris's hair...her and Jessica did this a lot to all the boys! Here is Jessica french braiding Josh's hair....he looks like he is in pain, and Jessica couldn't help but laugh. I can attest to the pain; when she french braids, your head feels like it is going to explode! Erika is a little more gentle! The cousin's hanging out in the tree. It is next to impossible to get everyone to smile and look at the camera at the same time, as you can see below. I guess that's what makes them fun! Everyone in line to cross the creek!

And lastly, a funny moment compliments of Erika! She would probably get after me for posting this, but it was the perfect moment caught on video. She was trying to get her cousin, Alex,wet by kicking up water...