Camping at Silver Creek Plunge

Katie loved sitting in the walker with water or juice and let it run down her chin and belly.
After she was done with the juice I took off her shoes and her toenails were dyed red. One less set of toenails I have to paint. :)

So Silly!

Along with decorating their visors and sunglasses, Sammy and Ashley got some fun little fans that light up when turned on. They loved them!

Cutie Pie Courtney... I think this trip was the first time I've seen her break away from her Mom.
This is just a bunch of us around the campfire after the big rainstorm in the morning. Notice Sammy eating the muffin on the right? She asked me if I wanted some... I told her, "No, thanks." She said, "It's chocolate," in a peer pressuring way. I again told her, "No, thanks." She then said in her pressuring manor, "It tastes like cookies." Merridy busted up laughing at that point. Where does Sammy get that from? :)

Sammy with her Uncle Adam. She loved riding around with him.
Ashley was playing in the nearby creek and decided she wanted to get her head wet. Of course we laughed and then she loved being the center of attention... so she did it over, and over.
During the day I had a few activities for the kids. This particular one was decorating silly sunglasses and visors. How stylish are these cute girls?
Since the swimming pool was ridiculously expensive, Brigetta brought up a kiddie pool and filled it with cold water. That was a big hit during the heat of the day. (Katie, Sammy, and their cousin, Jessica.)
Katie, you're a little young to drive by yourself.

This past week the girls and I went to Silver Creek Plunge with my side of the family. The first day was great! We played, we ate, we played, we ate, and we played some more. Even the night was better than I expected. We all slept very warm which was a huge improvement from the previous years. The second day was still fun, but it rained a lot. It would rain for about five to ten minutes, (just long enough for us to rush to get everything put away and out of the rain) and then it would stop. The night was much harder. Katie woke up and wouldn't go back to sleep for about an hour. After that there was a huge thunderstorm and we learned how great our sleeping bags and tent are. We all stayed warm and not a drop of rain got in the tent. Everyone stayed dry with the exception of Shiloam... she got soaked! After that I decided I had enough! My family was so great and asked if they could keep Sammy and Ashley till Saturday. So Katie and I packed up a few things and went on home to see Andy.