We got back from the beach on Monday and then had our camping trip to Timothy Lake with Sean's side of the family three days later on Thursday. It took lots of time to get all of our camping gear ready and to pack up food and clothes for the kids. We got everything packed up and then headed out to go camping in the early afternoon once Sean's parents met us at our house. We got to the campground at around 5:00 PM and unloaded all of our items and set up camp. Sean's sister came a few hours later and then we all had dinner together. The cousins were so excited to be reunited! It was a bummer that due to the dry weather we were having we were unable to have a campfire. After dinner we got the kids to bed and then the adults stayed up a bit later talking.
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| Setting up Dawn's camp |
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| Cousins reunited! |
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| Coloring at the campground |
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| Olivia and Bianca |
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| Riding bikes at the campground |
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| Getting ready for dinner! |
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| Camp light! |
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| Hanging out before bed |
The next day we got up and had a yummy breakfast. Each of us was in charge of a meal and Sean and I made eggs, bacon, and hash browns. Papa was eager to start fishing and Brandon, Sean, and him went fishing first after breakfast. The rest of us walked down to the lake to check it out.
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| Coloring in the morning while waiting for breakfast |
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| Mt. Hood in the background is breath taking |
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| Wading while waiting for Papa's boat to come by |
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| Papa's boat |
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| Waving to us! |
After we saw Papa, Sean and Brandon we headed back to the campground to get into our swim suits as the kids were excited to swim. We blew up the floats and the kids had a blast swimming at the lake. The water was warm from it being a warm summer. It was the perfect temperature.
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| So much fun swimming on the frog float |
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| The beautiful beach at Timothy Lake |
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| Swimming at Timothy Lake |
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| Kicking away at the frog float |
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| Hanging out at the shores of Timothy Lake |
After the kids finished swimming, we headed back to the campground and the adults had a fun wine and cheese pairing. We tasted a lot of yummy wines and cheeses. After that we had a steak dinner and then hung around and played games and then we all went to bed.
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| Wine tasting at the campground |
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| Cheers! |
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| Selfie at the campground |
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| Diva poises! |
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| Uno Attack fun! |
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| Beautiful evening at Timothy Lake |
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| Evening walk down to the lake |
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| Sun setting on Mt. Hood |
The next day, Sean, Kevin, and Brandon went fishing with Papa after breakfast. Pam, Bianca, Olivia, and I went hiking at Little Crater Lake nearby. The girls and us had a blast hiking. I had gone there before about 10 years ago with Brooke and Taylor when we camped there but it had been a while. The lake has an amazing clear turquoise color. The girls did great on the 1.5 mile hike and we even took 17 year old Sweet Pea in a little doggie pack.
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| Beautiful Mt. Hood in the morning |
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| Fun hike to Little Crater Lake |
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| Little Crater Lake was beautiful |
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| Grammy with her grand daughters at Little Crater Lake |
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| Going hiking at Little Crater Lake |
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| Sweet Pea all snuggled in |
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| Cousins on the hike |
After we got back from Little Crater Lake we were hot and sweaty so we changed into our swim suits and headed down to the lake. The girls got to go fishing with Papa and the rest of us enjoyed swimming in the lake. The girls made it back from fishing with Papa and Olivia caught a fish-her first one! We enjoyed watching the sunset on our last evening at Timothy Lake. The sunset was breathtaking. We had such a fun time camping.
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| Sofie loved playing in the water |
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| Jumping in the water with Uncle Sean |
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| Kevin and Brandon loved swimming in the lake |
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| First fish! |
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| Beautiful sunsets |
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| Swimming while the sunset on our last night |
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| So pretty as the sun set |
