camping.

over the weekend we went camping at hartman's creek, it was a great weekend. jessie and the kids joined us:) it was really neat to go with the kids to this campground because i have so many wonderful memories of being there with my family camping when i was little:)

max and daddy getting ready for bed.

nick, max and aiden watching the fire:)
lilly finishing her breakfast:)
max having one of aunt jessie's treats:)

saturday morning they had a nature guy come to the park and show different animals to the kids.

they all thought it was really neat:)

none of the kids pet this thing.... it was a little scary, when it was time to put it back in it cage it bit the nature guys helper!

on the walk back to our campsite max took a nice nap, all that excitement of those animals tuckered this little guy out.

lilly and aiden roasted hot dogs for us all for lunch:)

we spent everyday at the beach. the water was so cold, perfect for hot summer days:)

aiden collected shells every day:)

riley swam:)

jack played:)

riley and lilly covered their feet deep in the sand:)

max ate a lot of sand.

i thought this was a cute picture... don't worry it's a empty bottle:)

peninsula state park!

over the weekend we camped at peninsula state park, friday night was cold and rainy, saturday was warmer with no rain, we had friends of ours laura and kane came up and spent the day and night with us:) oh, also saturday, the kids, nick and i also had a wedding we attended at a local park for a friend of my work. sunday was just beautiful the best day of the whole weekend. i can say this was our best family camping trip yet:)

what a little trouble maker this little man is! about 15 minutes to the campsite i should have know something was up, because max all of a sudden got very quiet. when we pulled in, i unbuckled and looked in back.... there sweet little lilly was sleeping.... and max was covered in oatmeal cookie crumbs! i'm still not completely sure how he got them, my best guess is he somehow used his feet to get the cookie container out of the paper bag next to him, then somehow opened it... all without making a peep. there were 12 cookies in there when we left the house, there were 4 1/2 left!!! i don't think max will ever eat that many cookies in one 15 minute sitting ever again:)

lilly waking daddy up in the morning:)

max wanted to join in the fun:)

max had a lot of fun in the camper, so many new places to climb around.

saturday morning cartoons while they wait for breakfast!
fun at the park:)

max loved, loved the swings!

lilly enjoyed the playground:)

we were all packed up and decided to go for one more walk before we left.

max taking his morning nap:)

lilly and daddy in the water...burr it's still really cold!

i asked nick to take a picture of me and the kids.... just to prove that i was there!

im a blogger :)...?

i can't believe im doing this! this is my first attempt at being a blogger.

this past weekend we had our first family camping trip just nick, lilly, max and me, it was a blast we went to apple creek campgrounds. over all it was a really nice place the camp sites were a little on the small side but the pool, playground and kids activities were great. we also ran into our neighbors from home so that was a wonderful surprise, i posted a few picture from the trip.

max with our pal noah

i love this picture