Kamp Dels 2013

We did our annual trip to Kamp Dels again this year with our friends, the Frasers. We had great weather, although a little cooler than usual, but it was dry. And that was appreciated!  We have trips in the past where it was very wet, so this year being dry and relatively warm was fantastic!

The majority of the trip was planned around playing in the pool and the waterpark. Cailin and Andrew have now become much more comfortable in the 'big' pool, since they are much better swimmers.  So we spent a lot of time there.

The kids also got to participate in the many activities at the campground, scavenger hunts and games.

The kids also rode their bikes a lot and checked out the different playgrounds.

Madeline was able to enjoy it more this year as well.  She liked visiting the animals at the animal barns, and many times would fall asleep in the stroller while hiking about.

We were busy the entire time. The kids had a blast and were already talking about next year's trip!

Beach Day in Ham Lake

In July, we spent the day with Uncle Gary and Aunt Rhonda at their Ham Lake home. We got to spend the day playing in the lake, an awesome bbq picnic lunch and an evening ride on the pontoon.

Everyone loved to play in the lake and couldn't get enough of it.

It was a beautiful day with wonderful company!

Swim, swim, swim....

Goofing Off!

Andrew and Madeline are two peas in a pod. They love to play and they love to get into mischief.

On this particular day, I heard some gigling from the hallway and found the two peas in the hall linen closet. The linens had been removed and replaced with two children.

4th of July

This year, we spent the 4th of July at a new spot. It's actually an old spot for us, we've camped there many times, but not ever over the 4th of July.

We made a trip to Willow River State Park. It was wonderful!  The weather was great for most of the trip and got really, really hot only on the last day or so. 

On the hot days, we stayed cool with water guns and everyone enjoyed that. And we all got wet.

We hiked down to the falls. The water was really high, so we didn't get to climb on the rocks as much but the view was spectacular!

We were able to watch fireworks right from our campsite and we saw at least three different shows (from different towns). We found a great playground in Hudson and even bumped into a friend we had met while camping at another campground. Small world!

All in all, it was a great long weekend, filled with lots of family time and play!