fun in the sun | camping at Silver Lake

For my dad's 60th birthday he wanted the whole family 

to go camping. We were going to get cabins at Silver Lake but they 

were already full. We decided to go actually real camping in a tent!

We have only done this once before when Michelle was little. I was

up for the adventure and knew a weekend was the perfect length

of time for us!  We left around 3 'o clock Friday to get there at

a decent time to set up camp! We borrowed a tent from our neighbor

since we do not own one. Since we had so much stuff

we ended up having to take two cars!

The kids spent the evening exploring, playing with

cousins, riding bikes and sitting around the fire!

The next morning the men were going to go fishing. My dad had to 

bring the boat over from the boat launch so we all awaited his arrival!

 He was going to take the younger boys out for a ride first.

The rest of the day was spent hanging out around the campsites!

In the afternoon we did walk down with the kids to the playground so they

could get out some energy! Josiah and Jordan loved going down the big hill on

their bikes and all the boys loved jumping into the lake!

 

Sunday morning we relaxed around the fire and ate breakfast before another fish group

went out. This time Jordan got to go out and he caught his first fish! He was 

excited to go around and show everyone. He even watched grampa clean it...yuck.

We attempted some family pictures before we all started off for home.

We stayed around long enough to eat some lunch and of course s'mores!

It was a super fun weekend and would love to make it into a yearly thing!