June 15-17, 2007 - Church Campout at Chinook Campground

We signed up for the church campout this year. They go to a campground that turned out to be only 20 minutes from our house. We had a great time. People didn't seem to mingle a lot, everyone just kind of did their own thing and most of the families went tubing on the Muskegon River on Saturday afternoon. Our children are little young for that, so we took the opportunity to let the kids explore the 2 different playgrounds that they have, as well as spend some time in the heated pool (we went twice). We had a great time, and are so grateful to have the opportunity to spend this kind of time with our kids while they are still young, it isn't very often that we can totally dedicate time to the kids without being drawn to laundry and other chores. We will never forget these days.

June 13, 2007 - A Day in the Pool!

The other day was so hot, I was starting to feel sorry for Sam not being able to get any relief from the heat. Then I remembered this tiny little inflatable pool that I purchased at the "dollar" store when Gabrielle was a baby. I dug it out and filled it with warm water. I then retrieved our bath seat (which he hasn't yet taken a bath in) to see if he could handle sitting up in it. He actually did very well, and enjoyed his own little pool for almost 10 minutes. Is this Allison, or a drowned rat?
Gabrielle borrows Nicholas' mask and snorkel.
Sam hanging out in the pool, while gnawing on a toy.

June 8-10, 2007 Inaugural Camping Trip with the New Trailer.

We originally planned to take the trailer out for just one night, to figure out how things worked and what we forgot to bring, etc. before our upcoming church campout. However, as the weekend approached we decided at the last minute to stay two nights, and at the very last minute mom and dad decided to join us. We had a great weekend of weather, cool, but beautiful. It was kind of nice to know we weren't even going to try to go swimming with the cool water temperatures of Lake Michigan. It put a relaxed spin on the weekend. First breakfast in the trailer
The kids show off their 'zoopals' plates
The kids and Grandma return from their nature hike with buckets full of pinecones.
Sam plays for a while in his swing, he seemed to enjoy the weekend as well.

He holds the honor of being the first one to sleep in the new trailer, as he needed a nap.

June 7, 2007 - Let's Talk...

I just couldn't resist posting this picture. I thought it was so cute seeing the two boys having a little confab on the floor.