Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Golden Gate Canyon Camping

Our final camping trip of the 2011 season came and went, in a storm of mosquitoes LOL. All the afternoon rainstorms have really brought life to those annoying little buzzers. Despite their best efforts though, we had a spectacular time camping with Uncle B and E this past weekend...

...our campsite. Super fun area and ours and Uncle B and E's were the only two in this area, so we had the entire space to ourselves!














D was all grins once he got out of his sort-of-nap fog and into his long pants and sleeves.














P demonstrates how to choke herself be safe in the camp chairs...note the 'seat belt' she created from the carrying case.














G the pyro in action! We couldn't wait to get the fire going so the smoke could chase away some of the swarming buzzers.














1, 2, 3, cheeeeeeese!














For realz ;)! And you thought I was kidding. We discovered during camping trip 3/4 that Miss P LOVES her some squeeze cheese. Despite this product not belonging to any identifiable food group (thanks for the good humor B!), she consumed more of this than anything else LOL.



















D helps roast hot dogs and brats, food that can be established in a food group...well, sort of ;).














The next morning found the kids making dirt cakes and celebrating birthdays. Yes, camping is certainly a dirt-filled experience with these creative, young minds at play!














Hiking to the local fish pond.














Fisher-girl P!














Fisher-boy D!














Fisher-girl E!














P even tried her hand at an actual fishing rod this time!!














Uncle B instructing D in the fine art of wait-and-see :).














E trying out the purple sparkle fish rod :)!














It is entirely possible that one of these things meandered through our campsite Friday night. Ahem. Scare me!!!!!!!














Feeding the local monsters gi-normous trout.














Learning about the great outdoors.



















P puzzling!














Snack break! Gotta keep those kiddos full of calories one way or another.














Awwww, cutie patooties!














Silliness in the back of Uncle B's truck!














D was checking to see if E was making mischief or smiling ;).














P enjoying her Uncle B ♥.














E and D adventure to their hearts content!














We found a spectacular view along one of our small hikes.














All smiles :)!














Wow, I have to say it was a busy first camping season for our family, and so much fun! Great to be able to enjoy the outdoors and give the kids a chance to explore and let their minds and bodies wander. Thanks to everyone who helped make this first season such a blast!!!!!

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