“Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ”
“The Family: A Proclamation to the World,”

August 17, 2008

4th Annual Family Campout


My darling kids chillin' in the hammock!
Father & Son
Corey and Ethan enjoyed the freezing cold beach. Man, it was so windy and cold, but we made the best of it. Corey played football with the little boys and they loved it...goose bumps and all.

Me and Kari
Yeah, Kari and I are pregnant and camping! What were we thinking?? It actually wasn't bad. I think the hard part about camping this year was not my bulging belly, but my 16 month old daughter! She was into everything, but luckily we brought the stroller to somewhat confine her.

My wonderful siblings.
I love that we all pack up our young children and our unreliable cars and make the trip for a couple of days to enjoy these camp outs. Charley has a brand new baby boy and 3 other young children. Kari has 3 children under 7 years old. Danny has two young girls 3 years and 18 months. So you don't have to do the math, that is 11 grandchildren under the age of 7 years old...with 2 little girls on the way.

My growing family.
Ethan had such a great time with his cousins and the dirt! It's unbelievable how boys are just dirt magnets. But when your camping you just smile and hope that eventually they come clean in the bath tub. After some scrubbing and plenty of soap, I could see my little boy again. I like to see Ethan having so much fun with the other kids because he doesn't get that very often. Being so much older than Izzy is tough because he has pretty much had to learn to self entertain. This family outings are good for him.

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