Ohanapecosh!
We went on our annual Mount Rainer camping trip this year at the end of August. While we were packing for the trip it was POURING rain but as we drove there the rain stopped and it turned out to be a beautiful weekend. We took some "awkward family photos" on this tree.
The day before we left, Lucy and I stomach's hadn't been feeling too good. The day we got there Mitch started to feel not so good. As history has proven us, this was not to be a good sign. Lucy threw up the first night 3 different times in the port-a-crib. Note: CAMPING AND THROW UP DO NOT GO WELL TOGETHER. Cleaning up throw up in the dark by flashlight, in one tent, with lots of blankets and no way of doing laundry is no good. Mitch almost packed up Lucy and went home. The second night Julia woke up crying that her stomach hurt her. Mitch and I jumped up, unzipped the tent as fast as we could and literally threw her out of the tent with no time to spare... she threw up all over the ground a foot from the tent. The rest of the trip was throw up free but with some queasy stomachs. I guess this year will be memorable for years to come! Why do all memorable occasions in my house have throw up in them? These are some of the questions that keep me up at night!
The kids (or at least the majority of them!)
We bring our own blue skies with us, or in this case green. After last year's rain out, Mitch is a little paranoid. But at least we are dry!
Our hike to Silver Falls. We were lucky enough to have Laura and Dale join us this year! Everyone loves Uncle Dale!
I covered Natalie in bug spray this year so that we wouldn't have a repeat of the cyclops eye she had last year when she got a mosquito bite. She swells so badly anytime she gets one!
Working on their Junior Ranger booklets
Our trip wouldn't be complete without spending a lot of our time down by the river. Cameron jumped off the rock and also the cliff! The cliff is high and the water is glacier, so it is insanely cold!
'Till next year!
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