Monday, July 27, 2009

Family Camping Trip

Last weekend we went camping down in Santa Cruz with some of our friends. We had a great time and it was so nice to escape the triple digit heat in Sacramento. The highs where we were were in the 60s. It actually got kind of cold at night and I wished that I had packed jackets! We spent our days at the beach just soaking up the sun and playing in the sand--it was a little too cold to actually go swimming. The kids got so dirty playing around the campsite, but did great. We enjoyed smores every night, and when we got home I found myself craving them in the evenings! Dan, who is not a huge fan of camping, even enjoyed himself! I think we should make it a yearly tradition!

Here are a bunch of photos from our trip:

Ava and Keilani sitting in the kids chairs

Sweet baby Meigan (she was a bit of a trouble maker!)

The ladies on our first night at the beach--a little chilly!

Drew and Jacob making smores

Drew and Ava enjoying their treats

Keilani sitting so pretty in the tree

Faye with Meigan trying to eat dirt!

Ava enjoying the beach

Drew building sand castles

Me, Rose and Jen enjoying the sunshine

Dan and me by the campfire

Pete and Jen

Eric and Rose

Ava "climbing" the tree

Drew and Eben in the tree

5 comments:

Kate said...

cute! where's jack and abby and ella? oh ps it's good that someone WATCHED YOUR EFFING DOGS so that you didn't have to deal with them. cough. why yes, i *am* in a crabby mood, why do you ask? :-P love you!

Anonymous said...

Looks like you had a blast.

Frizzy said...

Looks like a wonderful camping trip! Looking forward to catching up this fall at Mom's Connection. Will you be there this year?

The Portas said...

You guys have the funnest adventures! Looks like a blast, and a great memory for the kids to carry with them (you guys, too). Thanks for sharing photos and stories! I always love seeing what you guys have been up to.

Have a great week! xo

Michelle said...

What a fun trip. We just got back from Santa Cruz a few weeks ago, and a camping trip a few days ago. I love all the fun summer has to offer and looks like you guys are making the most of it!