In July 10 of my 13 brothers and sisters, about 40ish grandkids and my mom and dad all got together for a big camping trip. We headed back up north for a little cool weather. We all had a blast spending a few days together. The kids and some adults were filthy to the bone. We played cards, played volleyball, went fishing and swimming, ate a lot of candy thanks to my sister Natalie, build forts, hit some baseballs around, and had some good ol' R&R. Thank you mom and dad for an awesome camping trip and all the good food. Until next year.
Claira, Presley, Tytan and Ridge kickin back enjoying some cousin time.
Ridge and BFF cousin Tate. They were born a week and a half apart and are destined to be best friends if they like it or not...(right Jenn?)
My niece Ellie showing off her can walking skills.
The kids built a teeter toter. A little off balance but no one seemed to care.
Even though we rented 2 porta pottys the girls decided the boys were stinky so they built them thier very own bathroom. Notice the clump of T.P. so carefully squished up for them to use. Lacey showing off how the boys should use the newly constructed bathroom. I was actually very surprised what a good job they did on building it. We were all grateful none of the boys decided to use it since it was too close to camp for comfort.
The fort the kids loved almost to death. Ridge showing off Thomas for the 1 millionth time. Peter and I joke that you can play where's Thomas in all of the pictures of Ridge. I was just looking through all the camping pictures and was laughing as I spotted Thomas in every single one. Yes Thomas even goes camping.
Paisley all snuggly ready for bed. She still has super blue eyes and I am hoping they will stay. Only time will tell.
Pete getting rained on. It rained for a couple of hours, we had a few people slip in a mud puddle, and we enjoyed every laughing moment of it.
Some of the "big boys" hanging out. left to right...Caleb, Rhett, Dillon, Arya(little girl), Talon, & Tyler. My oldest nephew Dillon is sending in his mission papers next week. I cannot believe he will be out on a mission in December.
When you are tired you are just plain tired...Paisley had sacked out on me in the bjorn then Ridge came along and plopped down on my lap and fell asleep on top of his sister.
This picture does not even come close to doing justice on his filthyness. He had dirt in every crevice. His hair was one giant dirt clod.
Paisley hanging out with my sister Natalie. She is getting so big and still so bald.
Ridge making a face and of course....holding onto Thomas for dear life.Saddest day in history...A few days after camping Ridge lost Thomas. I know how horrific. Since Pete and I are cheap skates we weren't about to buy another $20 train so we ordered one off of e-bay for $5. We didn't realize it would take 3 weeks to get here from Australia. We had a lot of sad days but Thomas did finally arrive and life is back to normal as we know it.
