Campout

We got to go camping with the Mr this summer at least once. We hadn't been yurting since before Little K born, so I found a yurt that was available (so hard to do in the summer!) and reserved it.

In the old days, before my kids went to away school, we used to go camping after Labor Day when others where heading back to school. Of course that changed as we added to the family and to the school's tuition.

But we still wanted to go camping and by camping I mean going somewhere that didn't feel like our backyard with neighbors Right Next to us. Our trip to Diamond Lake a few years back was perfect for that -- our family and about five others in a huge campground. So with a few hit and misses we have found that camping a couple of days Before Labor Day weekend is the best time to go. As we are packing to go home on Friday most people are arriving for the long weekend. And that way we also have time to relax at home before we send the kids to school.

This year we camped in a yurt at Tugman State Park on the coast. I had been camping near there when I was younger but never at that one. What a fun place! Plenty of camping spots (it did feel a little crowded for us but not too bad); a playground - with swings! And a lake, where we spent the majority of our time.

We never made it to a beach, but K waded in the lake and had sand on her toes there. The girls loved going out in the raft with dad and then by themselves. The Mr and I even had a little time out, reminding us of our pre-dating days when we rafted Marion Lake.

And then there was fishing. I know the Mr regrets not taking his kids fishing much in  the past. He is learning to balance work and play now. So the girls got to go fishing on this trip, and they had a fun time. I think because they caught some! M. was the first to snag a trout - a beautiful 12 incher, and then she got the second one. Little K was the next to catch one, and then finally Miss M had one on her line off the raft. I have a feeling this was the best part of our trip.