Big Lake Camping

So probably my most favorite camping spot is Big Lake! However, we only get up there once a year or so since it's a pretty long haul for us and to make it worth going we need to be able to stay at least a few days. Well anyway about three weeks ago we went up for a few days and enjoyed ourselves as we always do when camping. Kylie invited her best friend Emmie along and that worked out really well. We were skeptical, wondering if she'd get homesick or the girls would have a disagreement, but it went great! Matt and I brought our bows and we did a little practice shooting, the kids enjoyed the gorgeous area and we were lucky to be camped where someone had built some pretty cool forts already. We attempted fishing and swimming! Actually only the girls attempted the swimming, of course it was too cold. Tyler was the one doing the fishing and he would have sat all day if we let him, unfortunatley he didn't catch anything except a weed! The most comical part of our trip was the kids including the big one named Matt trying to find a squirrel in a tree. I think Tyler wanted to eat the thing in all honesty, but he is a pretty avid outdoorsmen just like his daddy and uncles and grandpas. Matt found a gorgeous area with some tall wildflowers that we took the kids to for some pictures. However, you know when camping you really don't have nice clothes for pictures so the only ones that looked good were Kennedys! Anyway we of course have numerous photos, but I've posted just a few of them for you to enjoy. We are going to try to sneak one more camping trip in before school resumes in a couple weeks!
This was a pretty cool little set up if I do say so myself..


This is one of the forts, you probably can't see it, but Emmie and Kylie are in there

Daddy relaxing with Kennedy and Karissa

The girls just waking up and ready to eat!

Trying to swim, but not really!

Trying to fish, but no luck!

Trying to find that darn squirrel

Finally, the meadow of wildflowers that Kennedy was so precious in!