Camping Degray State Park October 2008

These are a few pics from our camping trip to the Ozarks. We had a blast learning how to make a campfire, making smores, hiking, fishing, and just enjoying nature. We even found humor in our treks to the "bath house". The kids loved being outdoors all day and riding bikes without worrying about cars. It was so nice to get away and not worry about our routine schedule. We went with the Paynes from our Sunday School class who are very experienced campers and they taught us all about dutch oven cooking and how to survive in a yurt-this is what we slept in. We hope to make this a new family tradition, the kids loved it and Doug and I must confess it was really a lot of fun. A big thanks to the Paynes for introducing us to the camping life- can't wait to go back.

Mary Carson's 10th Birthday Party

Pumpkin Time