My blogging this summer is seriously suffering. The weather is too nice, the work outside is too plentiful, and the OLYMPICS are all too time consuming. So here's the recap of our annual crooked river camping trip (over a month late):
Seth and Sam LOVE crooked river, and as they have gotten older, I honestly rarely see them at camp. They have a pack of cousins all in their age range with whom they run around and make memories. It is so sweet and wonderful. The kids rode bikes, played at the playground, swam, and played games. They even made "houses" in this dirt, which made an already dirty camping trip even dirtier.
Seth
Sam
Seth and Sam looking very twinish with cousin Annalise
Josh did pretty good this camping trip, but did stay much closer to Ben or I's side.
Even so close as to spend the second half of one of the nights in between us in bed. In his defense, it was so cold at night!
We went to the pool every day, which was wonderful for the twins who are on the cusp of really "getting it" in the water. Here they are pictured with cousins Judah and Micah
Josh figured out how to float on his tummy with water wings...a feat in and of itself as he is not a huge water fan.
The first full day we were there, a group of cousins and uncles went on an epic bike ride. First, however, Sam got a flat tire, and would you guess it? An uncle had a spare. In fact, throughout the trip, several flat tires were fixed by Uncle Bryan, who basically had a bike shop repair shop.
Some of the bike ride crew
Josh was pretty bummed that he didn't get to go on the bike ride, especially because he had to take a nap instead
Things got much better for him when he woke up and cousin Ellie was there! These two really are the best of buds.
Nate and Holly spent the day at camp, which meant I got to hold sweet baby Hailey for awhile!
And Josh and Ellie played, played, played
Josh loved showing her his bed in the tent
Which meant we ended up with lots of kids (and dirt) in the tent
That afternoon we went swimming again, but this time with Ellie
Uncle Tim and Aunt Rhonda brought some really cool toys which Josh and Ellie had fun with
That evening was just more hanging out at camp; yes someone had a hammock at camp.
Sam
Seth
By this point and time in the summer, Ben had grown an epic beard. Doesn't he look handsome?
More cute Josh and Ellie pics
They are so sweet together!
And of course, that night was the annual frogging trip. Here Sam and Seth are holding a little one
Our final day we ended with one more afternoon at the pool. The really fun part about this pool visit was that our good friends and neighbors from home, who were also staying in crooked river, met us there. The boys had a blast swimming with their buddies!
Josh and the other "little" cousins played with chairs at the kiddie pool.
Someone had the brilliant idea to put the chairs in the pool for lounging purposes. Quite brilliant; it did, however get vetoed by the lifeguard.
Not before some good pictures, though! Here's Joshy and cousins Jaiven and Selah
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