Camping and Hunter's Birthday

We enjoyed camping at a state park with the Caldwells for Hunter's birthday. We took the kayaks with us camping for the first time. Once I saw a family pulling a camper with kayaks on their roof and I thought, "Those people look like a lot of fun!" and now we're "those people."

It was raining when we got to the campground so we decided to wait it out before setting up the camper. The kids enjoyed playing in the rain while we waited. Unfortunately we learned that water sits on the side sections of the camper when it's laid down because it dumped INTO the camper when we set it up. Lesson learned. 

We enjoyed taking the kayaks out on the lake for the first time. The kids both enjoyed paddling on their own some!

We made a timed challenge course for navigating without touching the beams!

So peaceful!!

Willow was even confident enough to take her cousins out without an adult! They didn't go too far :)

Can you spot the deer about 12 feet away from Owen?

We played at the beach for a bit!

We haven't figured out how to get all of our bikes along with us camping, but Kim has been gracious in allowing Willow to borrow hers. We were able to get Owen's in the camper but clearly, by his face, he wasn't a big fan. 

We had a different "party boat" to take out on the lake. This one was equally fun as the ones in the past. It had a diving board, slide, and a couple stand-up paddle boards. It had a grill as well, so we ate ON the boat this year!

It was fun to see everyone try out the paddle boards!

Hunter always likes taking a turn at the wheel!

The end to a great day!

The perfect shirt for the grill master!

Willow and Chris enjoying some reading time by a morning fire!

Hunter's birthday party with friends was at the pavillion at the lake. They enjoyed playing at the playground and a water balloon fight!

Happy 7th birthday, Hunter!