Camping at Wizard Ranch

We went camping Friday night with Dave, Josie, Grace and Will at Wizard Ranch. We had a lot of fun and made some great memories. Mike and the boys set up the tent while Dave and Josie made dinner. We enjoyed eating by the fire and having some adult conversation while the kids ran around. Josie brought coconut marshmallows to roast and pinwheels for s'mores, they were SOOO GOOD! They tasted like the Girl Scout Samoa cookies.

It started storming about 10 o'clock, but for a while we thought it would pass us. A few minutes later we were scurrying to get everything into the cabin. Serena, Connor and I slept in the cabin, while Mike and Hayden ruffed it in the tent. Turned out that was the only storm all night. And it stayed fairly warm through the night. The Christensen's slept in their hippie bus. There was a pond near our campsite which the kids just loved. Hayden caught 77 tadpoles. Dave got a hold of a frog to show the kids-he was trying to get Hayden to kiss it. Hayden and Grace play well together but Connor and Will have a love-hate relationship right now. They were our entertainment. They would get in each other's faces and throw stuff at each other, and then they would make each other laugh. I love this picture I love this picture too. It reminds me of an Impressionist oil painting of a woman in a meadow deep in thought. But wait, is she on her cell phone?! The past meets the 21st century! Hayden was playing in the pond and fell in. He wasn't very happy about it. He lost his flip flops in the mud, but after a few minutes they floated to the surface. Look down and to the right of Hayden. This is Will. He will get his first haircut next month when he turns 2. He will look so different! I was bummed I didn't get a good colse-up picture of Grace. But she's a cutie with those blonde curly locks! Saturday we went for a walk and followed a stream. At one point the bridge went over the stream, Dave thought it would be fun to strip Will down to his birthday suit and splash him in the water. He loved it so much hisa sister wanted in on the action. Needless to say I am not providing any pictures of that as I would probably get kicked off my blog (right Amber!).

After we left camp we went for a drive and near Sam Lewis state park. Nearby is a straw bail house that also has a green roof on it. It was beautiful! Dave and Josi want to build a straw bail house and I want a green roof!