7.16.2012

We haven't been back to Utah in a whole year and a half (sheesh! We've gotta get back there!!), it had been so long since I'd seen a friend from high school, it was so so SO fun to get together with a few of my old high school friends this weekend and see them and their cute kiddos. (even got to meet 2 new babies!) A million thanks to Liza for planning such a fun camping trip. It was just a short 2 1/2 hr drive for us to meet up with them in Michigan, at a perfect spot right on the lake. Kids loved it. We loved it. It was a blast. Plus, Tucker had been begging to go camping so he was super stoked about it. The kids did great on their first camping trip, and they're already wanting to go camping again. Here are about a million pictures. It was so pretty and the kids looked so cute roughing it that I just couldn't resist.

Right when we got to the beach the 1st day--the sky got all dark and out of nowhere came a crazy storm! It started out ok, so we stayed in the water hoping it would just blow over, but before we knew it, it had turned to super hard hail! All the kids were crying, and we didn't have any shelter. Pete and Jess are so smart, they held up their blanket and made a cave for the kids so they wouldn't get pelted with rain. The kids not only stopped crying, but they loved it and couldn't stop laughing! HA! Thanks Pete and Jess! 

(Liza, me & Jess--so weird to be together with all of our husbands and kids, still feels like we should be in high school talking about boys and class and kissing. ha ha. Now we're all grown up adults...weird.) 


Beach day #2 was perfect. The weather was perfect. The sand was so nice and soft. The beach is so much fun with kids and they loved playing with all their new friends.

Back at camp the kids roasted Hot Dogs and played, played, played. 

We camped in style with a 6 man tent and 2 air mattresses. Kids slept great :) 

Back home--cleaning all the camping gear. Dad's are so much fun! 

I never thought we'd be living out here, so far from Utah, and especially all at the same time. I'm so happy we had a chance to meet up! Thanks for planning it Lize! We had a blast.