First Camping Trip of the Season

My brave husband took the older four children out camping on Memorial Day weekend.  They left at lunch time on Friday and made it home around 6pm on Saturday.  Evan stayed home with me, and we had a blissfully peaceful 30 hours or so.  :)  As for Matt?  Those hours weren't nearly as silent or idyllic I'm sure!  Fun though!

After finding no spots left at their favorite campsite they kept on driving, and managed to snag one of the last spots at a Nancy Lake campground.  Score!  We knew it was going to be heavy traffic because some big forest fires mean all the holiday camping traffic is heading the same direction this year (away from the fire).

They played in the lake:

Then their father tasked them with setting up the tent:

Then back to the fun times!

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, I bribed Evan with Oreos to distract him from the fact his siblings were missing: 

The campers were blessed with sunny days, but apparently it was still cold that night (and in the morning).  Lincoln didn't have a hat but he made do with what he did have.  A true scout:

Back at home my little shadow and I were chillin':

They headed out around noon, and drove towards Talkeetna.  An awesome playground was discovered:

Last but not least?  The discovery of a great little bakery and a late lunch.  Then they hit the road home.

Am I lucky, or what?!  These kids have a great father!  He's definitely the *fun* one.  :)