We continued to head south in search of a campground and came upon the Coulee Lodge Campground. A tiny little campground that was right along the road and the water. I'm guessing that most of the people staying there were permanent residents. Nice for us, we were the noisiest bunch there. Sad for them, we were the noisiest bunch there...
It was beautiful. It was peaceful. After getting the RV situated we took a little walk, which consisted of throwing LOTS of rocks into the water. We found a little hill we could climb up and look over much of the lake. It was gorgeous!
We enjoyed a little camping meal consisting of hot dogs and chips (while longing for veggies and fruit!) and headed out to the campfire. Smores were enjoyed by all and then we put the kids down for the night...Cory and I had great plans to celebrate. It was our 11th anniversary. We had bought some wine in the little campground store. The same kind we had toasted to on our anniversary. We planned on sitting by the campfire, enjoying a glass of wine, enjoying being together in the quiet...
But then. We put the kids down. I was exhausted. Cory was exhausted. We put the fire out and headed to bed. Nothing says a romantic anniversary like camping in an RV with 5 kids and going to bed at 9:30. Woohooo.
The next morning we enjoyed eggs and bacon cooked by the worlds greatest cook...
The kids searched for sticks...
And colored so sweetly...
Once everything was packed up, we headed for the lake while Cory finished up at the RV. It was perfect. The water was warm, there was no one else swimming when we got there, it was our own private paradise...
A rare glimpse of our 13 year old...
They searched for shells...
And posed for pictures. Unfortunately, my little cheese was NOT wanting to get her picture taken.
Until we threatened that she would not get to enjoy ANY treats the whole ride home...
Then we made silly faces...
And searched for more shells...
And headed home. After one last pose...
Love you Babe!
3 comments:
What a perfect vacation. It makes me want to go out and buy an RV. Seriously.
You take some of the best pictures! With such a beautiful family, though, I can understand why! I loved all of the kids' facial expressions...priceless!
I have to share that I was at work today, and the pastor came in. He was going through his mail and muttered, "What in the world???" I totally lost it, yet couldn't explain why!!! I'll remember your previous post for a looooong time. LOL
What a great family outing! Your kids are adorable.
You are one hot date! 9:30, that's pretty late :0) Actually, I can so relate. Isn't it amazing how late it seems when you are camping. 9:30 really is like 12:30; so see, you were a hot date!
Miss you.
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