August 2, 2010

  • Devil's Lake.

    This weekend my whole family (sans husband) piled into three cars and took off to Devil's Lake State Park for some camping. Me and my siblings had never been camping together before, so it was pretty crazy. We had 12 people altogether, including my kids. It was my parents' gift to us which was pretty amazing. We hung out around the campfire, went to Cracker Barrel TWICE, made hotdogs, cooked s'mores... It was just really, really great. The kids and I had a blast.

    Uncle Joe.

    Jeremiah: "I wasn't messing up Joe's lean-to. WEALLY I WASN'T! WEALLY!"

    Explorers.

    "I WASN'T UNPACKING MY BAG ALL OVER DA TENT! WEALLY! BE-WEAVE ME!"

    Half-way up the mountain. These kids hiked six miles up 1400 feet over rocky terrain. They were still running around at 10pm that night. They were not tired AT ALL. Through this experience, I learned something very important: My kids really do have endless energy. It is not my imagination. I physically cannot wear them out. If climbing up and down a mountain and walking six miles doesn't make them tired by the end of the day, I'm pretty sure NOTHING WILL.

    See?

    Tom.

    Swimming!

    The beach was so nice. The water was WARM and full of little minnows.

    This little "tide pool" (can you have those at lakes?) was a big hit. We played here nearly all day.

    Gorgeous.

    I love the Midwest. I know who I am here.

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