Family Camping/Canoe Trip of 2008
Every summer, Matt (hubby) and I try to go camping/canoeing at least once or twice. This year, I have been sooooo busy with weddings that I decided to invite the whole FAM for our camping trip as it will probably be the only time they will see me this summer. Eeekkk!
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There were 20 of us all together…and this was even more special because it was my children’s first time camping. They had sooooo much fun.
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My son is a bit afraid of water (actually a bit afraid of everything:), but he sure liked being able to squirt people going by.
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Niki is my carefree child and just loves being part of the ride. She found all sorts of ways to entertain herself.
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We had one spill…which is suprising considering the river was the most rapid as I’ve ever seen it.
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What can I say…like father, like son.
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Who goes camping without Smores? Not us…although, they definitely look tastier before going in the mouth.
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Here’s me trying to act natural for a picture. hehehe…actually, I was trying to compensate for my “stink-eye”…I got a mesquito bite on the upper-lid of my eye…which has made me look a little like Rocky for the past week or so. Stupid eye just doesn’t bounce back easy.
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Here’s our little camp.
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We had such a great, relaxing time this weekend…and I’m glad we made it there and back safely. I was a little worried that my toyota camry couldn’t handle 5 people and a butt-load of stuff…we were definitely “low-riders”, but it worked out.