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We loaded up and left town Friday, got to the campsite and got everything unloaded, just in time for...RAIN!! All our plans for grilled fajitas and veggies and we end up eating fairly nasty Mexican food in Taylor Texas! Thankfully the rain didn't last too long, we got back to camp and finished setting things up and let the kids have some S'mores. Mostly we got every thing situated. Regan wanted to sleep with Angie, then Riley wanted to sleep in the RV also, so did Kenzie, so David and I ended up in the tent, while everyone else was in the air conditioned RV. It wasn't bad, the rain had cooled everything off, so I actually got a bit chilly towards the morning.
Saturday morning we got up, the kids rode up and down the trails on their bikes, made friends with other kids that were camping in the area, and mostly, we all ATE! We grilled burgers and hot dogs for lunch, David worked on smoking a brisket all day long, it smelled so good, while the grown ups hung around watching the kids play. After a brief run to Wal-Mart for the dads, we filled up a baby pool so the kids could swim a bit, as the lake was too full from all the rain we've had recently to do any swimming. We got out the water guns and they went crazy! Then, it rained again, not for long, but the wind kicked up, knocked the tent over, right into the smoker, knocking the brisket right onto the ground. Thankfully it was wrapped in foil at that point, so all was not lost. While it rained, we waited it out in the RV and let the kids watch a movie and Riley play on dad's computer (his new Webkinz game). We did S'mores again that night, I think that was everyone's favorite thing about the whole weekend. Riley said he enjoyed getting to throw stuff in the fire!
Sunday we made breakfast tacos, and spent the morning cleaning and loading. The kids swam some more while we got everything together, busy till the last minute. The kids were exhausted and Regan fell asleep within 5 minutes of being home. Riley wasn't too far behind her.
Got some great pictures of the kids, we all had fun playing with Baby Abby, I was surprised how much Riley was taken with her, always wanting to hold her and play with her. At one point when Abby was inconsolable and Tammy was trying to get some food for Andrew, Riley got torn up hearing Abby cry, and said to me, "Mom, do they just not care!?" Ah, a great time to explain to him how HE was at that age, and how he would cry just as hard when it wasn't ME holding him!! He can be so sweet and sensitive sometimes, which is great to see from my rough and tumble boy.
Overall, it was a great weekend, weather was nice and cool for June, and the kids had a blast. No complaints! Ready to go and do it again!
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