Monday, May 7, 2012





May 8, 2012: I voted.





May 7, 2012: Got to test the rain-barrel system today when the storms rolled through. Everything routed and worked as planned, whoo hoo!

Sunday, May 6, 2012



Don't eat Lyric!






Eggmaster






Eggs!






Pic of Pic. Sweet.






Lyric






BLUEFUEGO!






Coffee...mmmm..



May 6, 2012: Just a few other camping pics from this weekend.  Jen perfected cooking 24 eggs on fire, I took a likin’ to a dog named Lyric, and Dan played with some BlueFuego. What a relaxing weekend in wilderness and a great time at Turkey Run State Park!

Saturday, May 5, 2012



Love the historic covered bridge @ start






Dan is ready to rock.






We hardly had to paddle, high river!






Jen and I... babyless :)






Hanging out in the estuary






The MEN.



May 5, 2012: Today we went for a 6 mile canoe trip after a delicious breakfast!  Jen’s sister and husband came to watch Em for the weekend, so we were babyless for the first time in 18 months! It was great to reconnect with each other and have some quality time together.


Canoeing was great, and the water was swift! The group in front of us flipped 3 of 4 canoes through the rapids, and actually LOST a canoe (and $500 in the process).  They should have purchased the insurance ;)

Friday, May 4, 2012



Let's camp!






Justin's tent = fail






Oh boy



May 4, 2012: Let the camping begin! Got off to a rough start. Our mattress had a hole in it, luckily Dan and Katie were able to pick up a new one on their way! Justin and Jordan’s tent pole snapped, leaving them a bit crooked. And Dan’s monstrous 2-bedroom tent had to be put up in the rain/mud using headlights.


But hey, we’re here and ready to rock!

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Wednesday, May 2, 2012



Finger lickin' good!






Matching aprons






The kiddos






Making pizzas






Kid's Table






Hugs all around






Playing on the swingset, she loved it!






Wheeeeeeee






Sam and Jen, busting out the baby blue!



May 2, 2012: We had the Crooks over tonight for a “make your own pizza” bar, and then went out back with the kids to play “at the park”, as they called it! It was fun to watch them all run around and explore.  We wrapped up the night with root beer floats, which were delcious! Last night, it felt like summer.