4th of July Camping

A week before we were set to leave for our annual 4th of July camping trip the kids and I caught a nasty head cold. I was determined to get better because I didn't want to be sick for two trips in a row. Synnove's cold lasted just a few days, while Soren and I continued to cough and blow our noses. Even Adam caught the cold just 2 days before our trip! We didn't let it get us down though. The weather was less than desirable, but was tolerable. Of course, the sun came out on Monday evening...just as we were packing to leave....and today its 95 degrees outside!!

Anyway, we still had a good crowd and still had a great time. Lots of folks went on lots of rides and spent several hours creating new trails with machetes and chainsaws. Synnove and Soren were the only kids there, but they enjoyed playing with Fi Fi and making their own fun. Soren even did some riding on the little 4-wheeler by himself! Dad was working, so he was only there for a few hours here and there...we missed him. However, we still managed to get a hot shower every night!

On Sunday Chris and Adam went to Chinook and bought quite a few fireworks. Here the kids are playing with whipper snappers, snakes, and smoke bombs...

Auntie Alice had hip surgery only a week and a half before the trip, and wasn't planning on coming camping...but she was there for the entire trip even though they had a wedding to attend on Saturday!! And, she was quite chipper! So glad she came :)
Chris W., Tonya, Sarah, and I...getting ready to watch a movie...

We watched a movie every night. On Sunday we watched a movie early so that we could light off fireworks later. It stayed light out till late and we were all up passed midnight every night.

Fi Fi and Soren with a giant sparkler

Here's a shot of all the roman candles I picked up from the field Monday afternoon...and that's just the roman candles...

Adam took the kids on a few rides up in the woods to hike and explore, and took the kids down to the creek a couple of times to find cool rocks and to make a dam...