This past weekend, we camped at Lake Vermillion with the Hinners. It was the first fall camping of the season, and we got some beautiful weather for the weekend.
On Friday evening, we got set up, unpacked, and then enjoyed a supper of tacos. It got really chilly on Friday evening, so we were bundled up and sitting really close to the bonfire. It was a beautiful fire, and it felt great to sit close and feel the heat. We actually had to run the heater in our camper overnight because it got so cold.
We woke up on Saturday morning to 37 degrees. Brrr. Luckily I packed some warm clothes and stocking caps, and we all survived. It ended up getting up to 80 degrees later in the day. John and I enjoyed a nice (brisk) morning walk. We walked down to the water and then through the campsites just enjoying the morning. In the late morning, we went fishing. The kids were really into it for a while. Carter caught two fish right away, and after that we didn't catch a thing.
After fishing, we brought some really hungry kids back to the campers and had some lunch. We had naan pizzas, which ended up turning out really well. The kids all played together in the trees for most of the afternoon, and us adults enjoyed some visiting and card games. John and I learned how to play cribbage. I feel so old.
For supper, we had pulled pork chili and cornbread, which was delicious. Then we enjoyed another beautiful evening with a fire. It only got down to 50 degrees the second night, so it was a much more comfortable evening to sit outside.
Sunday ended up being a really hot day. It got up to 87 degrees. We enjoyed a wonderful pancake breakfast, and then forced the kids to go on a hike with us. We went fishing again, and didn't catch many fish. And the kids also got to paddle board and kayak and play on the beach for a while. It was such a nice day for the end of September.
Once we got back to the campers, we figured out how to get some football on the TVs outside, and we watched some football while camping. We painted some pumpkins and just enjoyed the day. The Vikings didn't play until 3:00pm, so we started packing up around 2pm and headed out at 3. Then we did the usual unhook at Jim and Barbs, unpack, and do like 4 loads of laundry. It was a really fun weekend, but man it was a lot of work.
While we were camping and having fun, we decided we wanted to do one more weekend of camping. So, we booked this weekend at Lake Vermillion as well, and we leave tomorrow for another weekend of camping. I am excited, but tired of all the packing and running around. So, one more weekend, and then we are parking the camping until next year.
This week has flown by. We had soccer sprouts, choir practice, camping grocery shopping, homework, and we went and watched Malia's volleyball game. John is at a work retreat right now, so the kids are out at Jim and Barb's for the night. And then tomorrow, we head to Lake Vermillion. Oh, and Meditech Expanse goes live tomorrow at work, so that's going to be nice and super stressful. Our lives are so crazy right now.
Hopefully we have another excellent weekend of camping ahead of us!!
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