Camping Trip!

According to the forecast, this past weekend was supposed to be one of the last warm weekends around here, so we decided we better get one more camping trip in before it gets too cold.  A friend of Jason's told us about this great spot.  It was perfect.  The days were so beautiful and the fall colors were amazing. 

 

We took a long hike where we collected leaves, rocks, bugs, pine cones, pretty much anything they could carry.

Of course you have to have S'mores.  I had to take pictures because each of the kids had their own idea of what makes the perfect s'more. 

Jake only likes marshmallow & chocolate and although he loves roasting the mallows, he won't eat them roasted. 

 Cambrie too likes hers with only chocolate.  A half of a bar on each end if she gets her way.  She likes her marshmallow toasted to a golden brown, no black on it.

 Tatum likes hers CHARRED and MESSY.  In one hand she has the top half of the mallow sandwiched between some fudge stripe cookies.  The skewer still has the inside of the marshmallow with chocolate stuck to it.  She was in heaven.

The girls sitting around the campfire. 

Jake loved stompin around in Jason's boots.

The kids loved playing in the water even though it was FrEeZiNg!

The boys even caught a trout.  Jake loved reeling it in, but was not so sure about holding it for the picture.

They caught water skippers, then built a city for them complete with a mote.

I had to get a picture of this.  I let the kids pack their stuff with absolutely NO help.  They did great.  Although we did have about 4 big bags.  Jason and I only had one small bag between the two of us.  But anyway, once we got the camper put up, Cambrie made sure she got everything organized.  They even packed robes, slippers, kleenex and her alarm clock.  It was priceless.

Cambrie thought we needed to document me taking a sip of Jason's Pepsi.  She couldn't believe that I was actually drinking pop.