Camping capers

This weekend was a fun adventure in camping. We had great fires to warm up to in the evening and beautiful mild weather. Morris even brought his own fire barrel for cooking and heat. Javin made several new friends while riding his bike around. They were up at 7 am riding bikes. Hope no one was planning on sleeping in around there! It was a bit chilly for swimming but Javin didn't seem to mind. He got his fill of water slides for one day at least.

The resident raccoon came to visit us one night and stole our bread and made a hole in the graham cracker box. He had no interest in the coffee, picky eater I guess. Here is a picture of Dad holding the remains of our box.

And the food...That was the best! We had all kinds of tasty treats to roast over the fire like smores and apple pies in pie irons, and bananas filled with peanut butter and chocolate chips. Mmm. Yum. We ended the weekend with a grand Shrimp Boil that included sausage, potatoes and corn on the cob. It is all prepared in a turkey fryer and then spread out on the table that is covered in butcher paper. Everyone eats it all up with their hands. What fun! I'll have to post pictures later of this annual tradition!

Molly went along with us. She did wonderful. She just got her summer haircut which helped keep her clean and tidy. But at night it got cold and she was shivering on the bed, probably wishing for all her hair back.