All I want for my birthday...

Is to go camping with my family and to go fishin'!

Cody is so easy to please! All he wanted for his birthday this year was to go camping and fishing. He loves to spend time with family. So we took off on a Thrusday afternoon and stayed away until Saturday evening! It was lovely!

We grabbed some $1 whoppers on the way up and they gave us hats for the birthday celebration! LOL! Emma found some ring pop's from last year in the trailer so they had a treat to boot! :)

DELICIOUS!!

Zoey has come to live with us again. She loves to go campin'! We had a family meeting while camping and decided that we needed to try and "make her ours" for real this time. We agreed we needed to name her as a family. She responds to and we like "Sadie". So now we have Sophie & Sadie. *grin*

HEY! We was sleepin'!

Dad & Mom took the chance to slow down seriously! We actually took a nap! HEAVEN!

Cam had a bad bout with asthma in the days before we left, and we wondered if we could still go! But thanks to a very noisy generator he was able to keep up on treatments and the fresh air up the canyon really seemed to help him out.

Isn't she getting SO grown up??

"DRAaaaMMM AAA!!!!!!"

Caleb knew that Grandma Annie was coming, so he was calling for her! LOL She wasn't coming until after dinner the next day... but he was excited anyway!

The kids enetertaining Cam during a treatment...

Then it was time for S'mores! We sang old camp songs (the ones Dad and Mom could remember the words to! LOL) and enjoyed the quiet, the stars and each other...

We went inside and played Uno until almost 2 am! Then Cam needed one more treatment before we all crawled into bed....

The next morning we ate breakfast and the kids went exploring for a bit. Then it was time for the whole reason for going! Get yer poles! Let's hit the fishin' hole!

Cam casting and reeling. Casting and reeling.

Emmalee found a comfy rock and settled in...

Caleb wanted CHEESE for his hook. He was SURE the snack we brought for us would catch him a fish!

My birthday boy enjoying the day...

Even Dad got some fishing in himself (between un-knoting and re-tying! LOL)

Then Caleb discovered "wetting his toes" and fishing was forgotten! They all begged to bring swim suits next time after seeing the lake fill up with swimmers and boaters.

We are so blessed to live so close to such amazing places to visit and explore and enjoy!

We love times like this. We love being a family.

Look at that face! Trying to keep it clean while camping is like shoveling snow while it is still snowing!!

Back at camp we ate lunch and took quiet times... Emma was carving a stick...

Caleb and Cam plotted explorations for when the neighbors got there!

Just Chillaxin' with her Daddy

Then Grandma Annie and Papa arrived, and so did Cody's friend and their family and the party began!

THIS is what a wanted!! Quality Time. Love language met! LOL

Papa was a good fire watcher

They hadn't been camping in years and we had a great time relaxing and laughing and telling stories...

Caleb got eaten alive by mosquitos... his eye is all fat! :(

But that nothing a lunch of gummy worms and skittles couldn't fix! *GRIN*

We had a great time! We are so thankful for a son who wants such simple things when we are struggling the most! He is a blessing from heaven!