Camping at Blue Lake

So the last time I went camping was with Ed right before we got married and then before that it had been years back with my grandparents. Well we decided it was time to go again. Mom and dad headed up Thursday morning and got a spot and then Friday we went up along with Melaney and Simon. Sooo much fun! It was a little hard with the boys, but they did pretty well. The first night mom made burritos, not your typical camping food but very good, and we roasted marshmallows by the fire. We put the boys down, waylon in one bed with Mel and Mason in another with us. They were pretty tiered by the end of the day so they went down pretty quick, then mom and dad went in to play cards while the four of us stayed out by the fire and talked. A little before we heard people talking about seeing a bear but we didn't think much of it. So we're talking, laughing have a great time and all of the sudden Simon says "oh wow a bear" I thought he was kidding, we turned our flash lights on and it was RIGHT BEHIND US, I'm talking like 3 feet from where we were sitting, so simon starts making these crazy noises and chasing the bear away! I immediately covered my eyes like some sort of small child and then realized that's not going to do anything for me, so then I just run for the trailer leaving part of my family and dear friend behind. Ha ha! Oh bear, so I was pretty freaked out. Everyone made it alive and came in and we played some 21 with mom and dad and went to bed. Well, the bear seriously ruined my sleep for the night, every five seconds I could have sworn the bear was going to come in and eat me right out of the trailer, at one point Mel got up to use the bathroom and I panicked, woke up Ed asking him "what's that?????" So I didn't sleep much that night :-) The sun finally came up after what seemed like a never ending night and we rolled out of bed at about 6:30. It was pretty cold but kind of nice after all the heat we've here at home. We had breakfast, mom made some ham and eggs and hash browns even and then they packed up their things and headed back home. We didn't know what to do with ourselves with nothing that had to be done, so we took naps and then went for a really awesome quad/gator ride. That was quite the adventure and the boys loved it! After we got back Ed and Simon wanted to go fishing, it was hailing and windy but stopped for a minute so they went down and thought they'd be back in an hour or two, they showed up 20 minutes later due to massive hail and freezingness! Mel and I whipped up some hamburgers and zucchini of course and we just hung out, had way too many 'smore and marshmallows and played cards. I had the funniest experience of my entire life that night thanks to Simon and slept like a baby :-) We packed up Sunday morning and got home around noon, after unpacking (camping is a lot of work) I had a long shower calling my name, it's amazing how wonderful a shower feels after a few days without one! It was a great time, I don't know how soon I'd do it again but it was fun and someday I'd like to do it again, maybe when the boys aren't in diapers...

It doesn't look that bad, but it wasn't pretty

Here's Simon conquering this drop off and not destroying the gator :-) We were all very nervous. Before he even tried he went up and down it twice in his quad and then they moved a few rocks around to try and make it not so bad and then he told Ed to stand there and catch the gator if it tips, not really sure the logic there but it worked out and was quite intense...