A Blessed Weekend....

Crisp early mornings, the smell of fresh brewed coffee in the trailer, yummy breakfasts, walks with mom and dad, dirty faces, riding bikes, cooking outside, helping with the dishes, campfire songs, s'mores, gettin' cleaned up, warm blankets and Jammie's, playing games and sleeping on the top bunk......just to start all over again.

These are all memories from my childhood. I treasure those moments spent with my parents and brothers. And now as my husband and I load up and take our own children camping, I pray that we are creating those same memories for our boys.

We headed up to Dogwood campground near Lake Arrowhead on Friday. We love camping with a group of people, but this time....it was just the four of us, and we enjoyed every minute.

A sign of a great weekend!

He's not as serious as he looks!!

It's hard to tell, but Bryce is helping Rich set up the awning. The grounds were beautiful.
Nothin' girly about our camp....
Well, except for me I guess :)
Brennen had his heart set on finding bear or coyote tracks. As soon as we got there, the hosts said to watch your pets and children closely for this very reason. YIKES!
This was Obi's first camping trip...and this dog was in heaven! He got a bath as soon as we got home!

Too many things to say about this kid....as soon as he makes us mad, he makes us laugh.
He was only clean while sleeping...and even that is questionable!
This is what it's all about for me. Of course I would love to think that they are having a deep and meaningful conversation at this point in our trip. Maybe Bryce is asking Brennen about a bible verse he needs brushing up on, or if Brennen can help him learn to tie his shoes when we get back to camp. I know...maybe they are discussing how they can help out around camp after they eat ALL their dinner without saying that ONE thing is gross! Or I could just enjoy this picture, knowing that Bryce is somehow, someway incorporating the word poop into their conversation as much as possible because he knows I can't hear them.
Nah...I'll go with the bible verse!
So after all the hiking and biking, cooking and cleaning, fire starting and eating, laughing and the occasional abrasion....this was the view from my camping chair. Not bad huh?
Definitely a blessed weekend!
Until next time...