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Thursday, June 17, 2010

Our Camping Adventures

The first weekend in June we ventured out to Sandy Pines to go camping with the Geurinks and Heukers. It was so much fun to be camping again and to hang out and catch up and watch the kids play together. Jonathan, Ella, and Layla enjoying their breakfast outside
Joe and Gibson
Jonathan and Ella working on sharing the lawn mower
Layla and Ella coloring outside the camper
They decided that Jonathan was so cute that he could join them too.
Saturday morning we headed down to the beach there for some swimming and playing in the water. Unfortunately Joe had to stay back to take care of Gibson and the dogs but we had a lot of fun watching the kids in the water.
Layla...a little chilly
Ella loving romping around in the water
Brad, Ella, Jonathan, Mere, Layla, Lindsey & Darrell
Me and Ella having a snack...
And then Ella took another break to have a snack with Daddy:)
Layla and Mere - what beach babes!
What a darling family...Lindsey, Jonathan & Darrell (oops, sorry Maddy, I left you out of the pic!)

The following pics are just too sweet to pass up - the kids were sitting so cute by each other...giggling, sharing snacks, and loving on each other:)







The fam at the beach

Play Dough time!

Sadly Saturday night the rain came...and it didn't stop! The Throwers and Lucas' and Joe's brother and sister in law all came out to have supper with us and celebrate Layla's 2nd birthday and this is how they spent the evening:)


Brad kept us constantly updated on the weather forecast...yup, still raining!
Ella was experimenting with whether or not she liked standing around in the rain
Curt and Jamie holding up the guys makeshift rain tarp...it was a bit hillbilly but it worked and gave us some more room to hang out.
The men saving us from the rain:)
Darrell, Steve, Brad, Curt, Joe and Jim
Ella, Layla and Jonathan playing in the rain - the water pouring off the tarp:)
All of us gathering under the tarp for some food and fellowship:)
Julie and baby Rex - he is seriously the sweetest little guy and he has the best hair - what a doll!
Ella...totally over all the rain at this point
Alden joining in on all the water fun!
The following weekend Brad was in Chicago for work so Ella and I went to visit my parents who were camping in Pentwater. It was an awesome campground and we had tons of fun taking walks and visiting the beach there. Here is some pics of us at Lake MI.














Ella giving me "butterfly kisses" in the camper before bedtime

Thanks Mom and Dad for having us - it was fun spending quality time with you!

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