Camping with the In-Laws...

   So, a few weeks ago our little family made the trek down to Oregon for some camping with my in-laws. I highly recommend Milo McIver park near Estacada. The bathrooms were well taken care of and the on-duty park attendents were WONDERFUL!

   After survivng the bees in our campsite, Grandpa Jess's much too friendly elderly MALE dog, not to mention the HEAT!! We plan on going camping next year only for FIVE whole days! I know am I CRAZY?? but really we had a great time! Alyssa didn't even have to go without tv since her Uncle Dan brought his laptop and she got to watch Toy Story over and over and over again (she was happy!). Michaela LOVED getting dirty as she crawled around the campsite trying to eat ANYTHING she possibly could ( this includes pine cones!). Chris and I on the other hand...well I think next time we will take an air matress and I am NEVER sharing a sleeping bag with Michaela EVER again! ;-)

Alyssa had a ball and WAY too much sugar but thats what camping is all about right? She loved roasting marshmellows and making s'mores and no matter how many of those things she ate, she fell into bed every night exausted! Which means my mission was accomplished ;-)

Swimming the heat away!

   During the course of this summer we have spent quite a bit of time swimming the day away at Millersylvanina Lake. Needless to say we had a ball. Michaela is such a water baby and of course who can resist eating the SAND!

   Anyhow, while Michaela and I hung out on the beach playing lifeguard and watching our pup; Chris and Alyssa enjoyed some Daddy- Daughter time in the water. They were so cute I couldn't help catching at least some of it on film!

   It was a great way to spend some pretty hot days thats for sure! Too bad it took so long for the hot weather to reach us here in Washington!