Oregon Camping Trip

This was our only camping trip this summer. And of course it was 3 days after getting back from Utah so it was exhausting. We went with Bill & Freda (James' Great Aunt) to Silverton Oregon. It was at an RV park with their Forrester's Group. Which means toilets and showers. (Which is always a good thing)

 

They had alot of games and crafts for the kids to keep busy with and the adults had organized games as well. I actually played  in a Washer's tournament and won 3rd Place and $10! Not bad for never playing before. At night the camp played BINGO...and between all of us, kids included, we won at least $10. Watch out Muckleshoot here come the Twiddy's. (Just Kidding) 

Below are the pictures from the pinata the kids had a whack at.

Bill and Freda bring the popcorn machine every year and man that all day long.

Hopefully next summer we'll have time for more camping trips. It was hard to plan a campout with at least 2 weddings every month.

Last Campout of Summer

2nd Annual Smith Family Belfair State Park Camp-Out

Finally the last camping trip this summer. Wow a total of 4! I can't believe it! What fun we had and great memories we've made. It wouldn't be complete without 1 camping trip in the pouring rain. All week I kept changing my mind about going. Friday night it started pouring at our house and I called mom and told her we weren't going to go overnight, we'll just go up for the day on Saturday. This is after I had packed the van, all by myself. (James had to work, and I was too impatient. Next time I'll wait, it's better with help.) Anyways, the next morning we woke up and it was beautiful outside. So as a standby I packed a quick overnight bag for all of us, just in case we decided to stay the night. We got there and it was beautiful! It had only sprinkled a little bit since my parents got there Friday afternoon.
So we put up the tent and prepared to stay overnight!

The boys played with their trains under the canopy, rode bikes, and we took a walk to the beach.

Campfire Pictures!

Yummy Cherry Cobler and Icecream.

Snuggles

'mores!
(spelled as pronounced by my boys)

It was a beautiful Day! I'm so glad we decided to stay.
That is until it started pouring at exactly midnight!

We woke up and it was still pouring outside. Grama let us stay in the trailer while Grampa and James made breakfast outside. Logan really wanted to go outside.

Grama and Logan passed the time with song.
Please watch this, so totally worth it!

Cooper spent his time playing with his trains.

Finally the weather gave us yet another sunbreak (after a 12 hour down pour)
Finally off to the beach to explore!It was a short visit.
What's missing from this picture?
After getting cleaned up, Dustin arrived for a visit! We headed over to the park for some fun.
It was windy enough to bring out the kite.
After about 45 minutes we had to pack it up, the rain was coming yet again.
Perfect timing for lunch and more sitting under the tarp.

After lunch, we packed it up and headed home to get warm and dry.

Additional Bel-Fair Pictures!

Smith Family Camp-out @ Potholes St. Park

We spent August 21-23 at Potholes State Park with almost the entire WA. Smith clan. We had a great time visiting, playing, and of course eating way too much delicious food.

Uncle Danny brought his Ruckus, which everyone had a turn riding. Here's Kyle taking Logan for a spin.

Even Grama Pam took a turn.

Quick Pic before we headed down to the beach....

Err. Mudhole.

The kiddos had a blast playing in the mud and sand.Tia and Brenna striking a pose at the beach.

Tia and Joe.

Mom and Dad

Lounging on the lake.

Logan waving hi from the tube,

the family on the beach.

James and Cooper on the jet ski.

Tim, Mason and Aubrey.

lounging at the park.

We had a great time and look forward to next summer. Hopefully everyone will be able to go.

Camping trip #2

This was our first trip camping in the mountains with the boys. We learned many things on this trip.

1-Check the weather.
We did that. However, mountains have a funny way of starting out calm and clear.

2- The boys will have to wait until they are 12 to go hunting with Dad. He says they talk too much and walk to loud. All this was determined while exploring and looking for wildlife.

3-It's always good to adapt a new plan of action when it turns stormy and windy and cold. We stayed 1 night.

4- Always bring the heater, even if the weather report says Sunny and dry.

We had a great time. Short and Sweet.