Chehalis

This weekend's adventure was our annual family camp-out which was at Thousand Trails Chehalis campground this year. I've never seen such a posh camping experience! I'm used to rustic sites with vault-toilets (if you're lucky) and trying to locate water somewhere nearby. This place was crazy. We swam in the heated pool everyday. The kids were in heaven!


Hylton tried to swim too. He looked like a tiny dolphin the way he undulated his back while trying to kick legs and arms.


Evie practiced what she's learned as well. After 6 weeks of swim lessons this summer, it's so very comforting to see this... (Sarcasm alert.) My poor, uncoordinated baby... I have the utmost sympathy knowing that coordination is not my strong suit either... She will get it eventually.



(This little one opted out early every time.)


We played Air Hockey and Pool.




There were ice cream socials and family movies playing at night in the family lodge (Twilight, of all things!), slip n' slide events, and Evie loved the puzzles set up in the upper lodge.


We hiked on trails and played mini-golf and rode our bikes.










Hylton got rather good at operating and steering this little rig.


Unrelated to the campground amenities, we ate


and ate


and ate,


(Uncle Jeremy and Sterling roast the biggest marshmallows EVER)


played games,


watched a little TV,


got a little silly,


and just enjoyed eachother.






There's never a dull moment when my family convenes! Sometimes I think there must be an unspoken competition to see who can bring the humor downhill the fastest, but we always have a good time together!

And now back home to reality:
A messy house, a garden that is crop-heavy, and a broken garage door (which broke--bad-- the moment we were leaving for camping, but that's a story for another time). Meanwhile, there were some nice welcomes like my very first crop of ripe lavender to dry, scenting my kitchen. This fills me with a pleasing contentment that has been somewhat scarce in our fixer-upper of late.