“Camping”

Friends of ours were staying in cabins over the holiday weekend, so we went out to join them for dinner one night.

 

Chancery was having a hard time getting the hang of badminton.  I think she was confused about what the point of the game was.  She kept trying to put the racket through the net.

 

There were a few other couples who came out for dinner that night too, so we ended up having a pretty big crew.

 

Asher stole PChad’s chair & thought it was hilarious!  It was about this time that it was also pointed out that the two of them were matching.

 

Asher really enjoyed the watermelon

 

We ended the night with a campfire & s’mores.  It was a perfect day of ‘camping’.

Wilderness Tip

Summertime’s headed our way, & many of you will be headed to the great outdoors to go camping.  I thought this was the perfect time to share this instructional video with you…

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!

A Different Pace

On our hike in the mountains, I took a few different videos.  Here are a few notes on the video below.

1. Notice that Asher & Grandma quickly go past the camera, then have to wait whilst Chancery & PChad mosey along.

2. Chancery & PChad are having a conversation about roots on the path (if you turn your volume waaaaaaaay up, you may be able to hear some of it.)

3. My favourite part is at the very end when Chancery turns around to check on me.

We Camped, We Hiked, We Took Lots of Pictures

One of the things PChad wanted to do on his Alberta holidays, was go camping.  Now I like to camp just as much as the next gal (yes, I really do enjoy it), but PChad specified that he wanted to camp in the MOUNTAINS.


It was cold.  I am not a fan of the cold, so we spent our camping holiday all bundled up, in our warmest sweaters & coats.  Luckily, we were camping with PChad’s parents, & they kindly offered to let us sleep in their 5th wheel so we didn’t have to sleep in a tent in
sub-0 temperatures.

When we first got to the site, I took the kids for a jaunt through the forest so that we’d be out of the way for setting everything up.

 

Then the sun came out & for a brief while, the weather was pleasant enough for us to shed our outer layers.

Over the course of the week, the kids found ways to amuse themselves around the campsite.

Asher figured out how this camping thing is done,

“Can we do s’mores NOW?”

Since we were surrounded by beautiful mountains, we figured we’d better enjoy the scenery

Asher loved every bit of nature he encountered.

Our leisurely morning hike turned into a 3 hour trek…

  So we took a few rests along the trail…

 

And the more tired ones were given a lift…

I think she milked it for all it was worth

The next day, we set out again, this time armed with proper walking sticks…

…and hiking gear,

“Can you tie my sweater around my waist when my hood’s on?”

Chancery figured one stick was enough, after discovering it was too difficult to also carry rocks.

We played by the lake for awhile…

…and cooled our feet after all our hiking