Camping!

On June 17th & 18th, Becca and I braved the great outdoors with our kids for the Moms of Grace group camping trip! We joined Kesch and Denise (experienced camping mamas) at Schwartz Campground in Cottage Grove, and several other moms who came out for the day or evening with their kids. It was a fun adventure and I was so glad that we decided to do it!

As soon as we set up the tent the kids jumped in and started playing. This was Cohen and Griffin's first time camping and it had been a long time since the other kids had gone, so they were all full of excitement! This was also a first time for us moms to go camping without the dads, but Becca and I banded together and went for it. (:

Right away the kids got suited up and headed down to the river to play.
The water was freezing cold, but that didn't stop the kids from going in.

Me, Denise, Lindsey, Elizabeth, Kesch, Kelly, and Becca

Finding Caterpillars
Relaxing in the Hammock
Roasting hot dogs for dinner


Cohen and Griffin by the campfire

Making S'mores
Me & Kelly wearing our matching Sunriver sweatshirts (:

When it was time for bed it seemed like the kids took awhile to get settled and fall asleep, but it was probably only 10 minutes. There were lots of whispers & hushing and Griffin would randomly start saying prayers out loud, but once everyone quieted down we all went right to sleep. (: It was fun watching them wake up in the morning...they thought it was pretty cool that we got to sleep in a tent!

Griffin loves his doggy and monkey (:

We spent the next day playing games around camp, going in the river, and hanging out with the other moms & kids. It would have been fun to stay longer, especially if we had daddy with us, but this was a great start! (:

We survived!