1st Palmer Campout

I guess we've never been camping together - James and I.  So this was our first time, and with 2 kids!  Initially I thought one night may not be long enough to really enjoy a camping trip, but it turned out to be just perfect.  My friend Megan told us about Tyler State Park because they had gone the previous year, so we headed out there to have a good time with some friends!  Sadly the Robinsons got sick at the last minute and couldn't join us, but I'm sure we'll go again next year so they can join us then!
It was almost a 2 hour drive out there, but it was worth it because the wooded area and weather were just perfect.  Our never-been-used-before tent worked out great, and the kids slept pretty well.  I was shocked!

   

Hazel cracks me up.

The sunset by the lake was gorgeous, so we all snapped a family photo.  

The Formans

The Nylanders

My friends Jamie and Megan

This next picture shows the boys' attempt to catch one of the many bold raccoons around our camp that night.  Believe it or not, they got close one time; however, after that raccoon went back and told his friends there were free mini marshmallows, they all started to come out of the woodwork.  Fail.

The next morning the Taylors joined us, so that made it extra fun!  The kids had a great time exploring and the men cooked up a pretty darn good breakfast.

I just love these little baby friends!  It's so fun to watch them grow up together.  They get awards for being such angel babies! 

(Grayson, Paxton, and Kelsey)

We hope to make this an annual trip!  We'll see how that works out in the future with pregnancies, babies, and everything else between all the families, but we can hope and try!