WV Guy Campout/Girl Trip

Cousins, ready to hike!
This is fun! Check out Wilson's first pack.

A great outside adventure.

Taking a break from his 10-lb pack.

Eating his trail mix! There were several pics of Luke eating his trail mix!!

Luke got to go on the guy's campout this time!

Worn Out!

A backpacker just like his daddy.

Love this picture of Ethan and Wilson hiking!

The girls who stayed back at the house!

Towards the end of July we went to Snowshoe, WV with The M. Clan. The men and kids who are potty trained went camping and the girls and non-potty trained kids (+ Lily who doesn't like backpacking!!) stayed in a nice house on Snowshoe Mountain! It was a great few days. I had fun with my sister in laws, mother in law, and Nanny. It was a nice break to only have Ty to take care of at the house. The girls played games, went for walks, got in the hot tub, made cake pops, watched a movie, stayed up late talking, and really just enjoyed being together. The men folk had a great time in the Wilderness! Enjoy the pics! We did this a couple of years ago too. You can see those posts here and here. Sorry for the delay, with back to school I've not had much time for the blog.

Guys Campout!

Yesterday I posted about the Girls trip to Pipestem. Today, I'm posting about the Guys and kids (ages 3+) Campout. Poppy, Uncle Bill, Andy & Wilson, Danny, Meghan & Lily, James & Ethan, and David (Katie's BRAVE boyfriend ) went backpacking along the Williams River in WV. The hiked in 2 1/2 miles from the cars to a beautiful campsite. Here are a couple of views where they were staying. The kids ages 9, 5, almost 4 and 3 1/2 did really well on the trip. There were a few complaints about the thunderstorms and hiking in the rain but you can't really blame them! At the campout they ate lots of food, roasted marshmallows, had a beautiful campfire, swam in the cold river and had lots of fun! Here is Wilson, ready for bed and excited to be sleeping in a tent with his daddy, Lottie and in a new sleeping bag! Say cheese!

The boys also did a little fishing on the trip. Didn't catch any fish though! This is Wilson's first time to fish.

Hiking with Ethan! Wilson's little legs did get tired!

Wilson and Poppy found some great walking sticks!

Here's the whole gang! Wilson, Andy, Poppy, Danny, Lily, Meghan, David, Ethan, James. (Uncle Bill took the picture!)

Here is Wilson on the drive home from WV after the camping trip. I think the hiking and camping wore him out just a bit...don't you?!