August 3 - 4th

Here are some photo's from our first family camping trip. This trip we headed out to the Mt. Hood National Forest to find a campsite. We learned the day before we left that most of these campsites are on a 4-day advance notice reservation system... so we felt quite fortunate to secure a spot at the Little Crater Lake campground. It wasn't too bad, just a little too exposed.

Kylie getting ready for bed in the bunny outfit that she was supposed to wear while we were in Alaska earlier this year... good thing it still fits... but barely.

Biggest really enjoyed the trip. He really liked swimming in "little crater lake". It's a small pond, fairly deep. That is full of water that comes from an underground artesian spring. The water is supposedly around 34 - 35 degrees, probably warmer at the surface, but too cold to swim in. The water was super clear.

The following morning. Biggest, Traci, and Kylie just hanging out. Kylie found the pancake mix jug to be fun to play with. She figured out how to take the lid on and off while playing with it. You can see Kylie showing Traci.