We ventured up to Oregon to go camping with our dear friends- the Koch's and the Hartenstein's. Bryan's parents let us borrow their trailer, and it made the adventure so much more fun for me! We left, anticipating a 8-9 hour drive. After a slight detour on Bryan's "short cut" and a closed road, we ended up driving over 12 hours that day. We called it quits after midnight, and slept in a Bi-Mart parking lot.
We're off!
We always have "quiet time" in the car when we go on trips.
We won't let the kids make a sound or talk at all.
And thankfully, this is usually the result of that.
Which translates to heaven for Bryan and I!
My handsome hubs taking us on our 12 hour "adventure"
A little walking while we stretch & have dinner at a park
A blurry picture of a very tired couple after a very long day.
We can still smile after being in the car THAT LONG.
Thursday:
Raelynn woke us bright and early around 6:30, so we got her a bottle and hit the road. We stopped for gas and coffee and ate muffins in the car, and drove the hour and a half to the campground. We had a great day full of boat rides (not for me, I had enough driving and bumping the day before), conversations with friends, and playing in the water (the water was FREEZING).
Friday:
Bryan's dad, Wendy, and Lanson came to camp with us, and the boys were SO excited. They could not wait for them to show up! The kiddos rode on the boat again. We played in the water again. I'm pretty sure the best part of the day for me is sitting around the campfire talking with friends. I just love it!
Saturday:
The boys went out on the boat again, and Bryan even got Elias on the surf board. Lanson brought his paddle board, and took the boys for a ride. Bryan even got on to try it out. I would have if I wasn't so large - I figured I would make a spectacle of myself, so I refrained. But it looked like so much fun!
Elias looks terrified, but he asked many times after this if he could go again
Sunday:
We packed up and headed home. It was such a fun weekend, and I'm happy to say that our drive home was only 8 hours!
1 comment:
Looks like your kids had a blast!! 12 hours?! yikes! Glad you survived and made some fun memories.
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