Brighton Camping!

Has it really been almost two years since we camped as a family? Since we have little Lucy, we decided to keep it simple by staying close and by just going overnight. We went to Brighton which is only about 30 min away. We started off with a "modern" campsite but when we actually drove out to the spot and saw it was nothing more than a spot in a village of tents, we opted for the "rustic" (and recieved a $7 refund). We had a lot more privacy and the sights were ten times bigger:) We roasted hot dogs, tin foil dinners, and smores. We were joined by the Gibsons who we met when both of our families moved to Michigan back 2005. It was fun to sit back and see how much our fmilies have grown in five years. Matt and Kirsten were also intense Bohnanza players beating Seth and me their first time playing.

A family picture, minus Lucy who was sleeping in her laundry basket.

Eden loved the burned smore variety, and yes, she ate them right up.

There were frogs all over our campsite and the kids had an easy time catching them. It wasn't the wild life I had in mind seeing, but very entertaining.

Matt and Seth cooking up some camping breakfast goodness.

Charlie, Matthew, and Sam swimming in Bishop lake the next day. I am now a firm believer that every campout should end with a swim to clean the campsite off.
I can't believe I've posted all these pictures and Lucy is in NONE of them. She is usually the only thing I take pictures of these days! She was a dream and slept perfectly. Her highlight was all the watermelon she was able to gum on.