Camping

Almost immediately after getting back from Bonnaroo, we took the kids camping.  They love to camp (I think they mostly love the s'mores) and have been asking to go for months.  We set aside 2 nights in June for a family camping trip.  Due to weather predictions, we cut the trip short to one night.  In hindsight, that was plenty.

The boys helped Daddy set up the tent.

Charlie was in charge of choosing the best pieces of firewood.

This piece is perfect!  Now, where did I put the matches?

The Kelly Five:

One day we will need a bigger tent.  There is no way we'll fit in this tent when the boys are much bigger!

We took a short hike to check out the state park.  There were not many other people since the lake was closed to swimmers and boaters.

It didn't stop us from having a good time throwing sticks and rocks into the water.

I am not sure what is going on here, but I like it!

The next morning, we went on a long(ish) hike.  We saw lots of deer along the way and had some nice views of the lake.

Unfortunately, many areas were like this:

The tall grass was surely partly to blame for the dozen of ticks we pulled off of ourselves when we got home.  I was so glad we didn't spend a second night there because I am sure we wouldn't have found all the ticks the first night.  Yuck!  In all, it was a fun trip, but I think we all prefer camping in the cooler, fall weather.