~Camping this summer~

Every year we go to Hades Creek for some great camping. Aaron's dad started going as a kid and then Aaron came here all growing up. Now we do the same, and we love it! It is so relaxing and beautiful, not to mention the fishing is awesome for the kids. It's pretty easy to catch a fish, which makes it fun for them. This was Kylee's first time fishing. She loved it.....that is until the fish started flopping around on the end of the hook. That kinda freaked her out! But she was fine once it stopped moving. I remember Kobe's first time fishing. The first fish he caught, he ended up carrying it around all day..kinda gross, but hey we're camping right?! I was surprised he actually let us cook it up for him at the end of the day.

For the first part of the week we met Aaron's mom and dad up there. The kids helped carry firewood and played with the dump trucks.

Last year we started taking friends along with us. We bring the kayaks and paddle around in the still water above camp, we make boats and have boat races, we fish, play games and go on hikes. This year we did more fishing, hiking and playing games more than anything because it rained allot!! We went on some fun hikes though! Grandma discovered a fun trail for the kids a couple years ago, so every year the kids want to do their hike.

The Funk's and Morris's met us up there this year and we had so much fun with them!

Here's the down pour! Thunder and lightning like I've never heard before! There was a serious river that ran right through part of the camp. I love thunder storms! I love the smell, the coolness in the air and the way everything looks so fresh afterwards. We had a good time despite how dirty the kids got. I think every time we go camping there's at least one shirt of theirs that I have to throw away because I can't get it clean.

Hopefully the rain didn't scare everybody off for next year. Maybe next time the weather will be good enough to get the kayaks out and do our boat races. Maybe we'll even convince the scaredy cats to travel up the steep road to the lake above camp. I can't wait until next year!