Camping!

This past weekend we went camping at Rend Lake with our friends, The Brueckmann's. It's a beautiful lake and I look forward to going back. I was nervous about the boys sleeping in a tent, but they did great! Some highlights include beautiful trees (seriously I was obsessed with the trees), a playground right next to the campground, making s'mores by the campfire, a fabulous beach and great friends! Here's Dylan doing a little dance in the rain. There was a light rain for about 20 minutes on Saturday afternoon. Definitely didn't dampen our spirits!
Suzanne and Wade hanging out during the rain.
Ryan and Wade.
Dylan was blowing the flowers at Wade and Wade thought it was hilarious!
The trees. They were so tall and beautiful.
S'mores!
The marshmallows were on fire, so Dylan blew the fire out for me!
There are no blackout shades on the tent, so when the sun came up, so did Jackson's eyelids! But, who can resist this face...even at 5:45 AM.Playground time! The slide was our favorite!
Finally we hit the beach! Scott built this little pool for the boys. Dylan kept calling it a bathtub. That is one muddy/sandy bathtub. Check out where Dylan is! That's right...in the water, all by himself, with no death grip on someone! That is a MAJOR improvement for Dylan. He's usually a little timid in the water. He played by himself in the water the whole time we were there. I am so proud of him!
Playing in the 'bathtub.' Check out the scenery...no houses or restaurants surrounding the lake. It's so pretty!