Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Roughing it in the Wilderness

May 15th-18th
Victoria Long Weekend
Well if you don't already know....you do now.
We are the proud owners of a beautiful new 5th wheel!
Kaelyn, Jacob and I sat on the front porch for an hour
waiting for dad to show up with the new trailer.
This was the event of the year....until of course we started using it!


THE CAMPER
It's a beauty.....but a little bit bigger than we had first thought!
Put yourself Ivan's shoes...
somehow he had to get this beast parked in our driveway!
Thankfully we have some great neighbours.
Ivan wasn't going to trust this baby to me.
I can barely walk strait, never mind direct him into the driveway!
So I did the smart thing and went to bed.
I think Ivan and the kids finally came to bed around 11:00
I awoke the next morning with 3 grumpy individuals
but one perfectly parked trailer!


THE COUNT DOWN

The whole week we counted the sleeps until Field Day and our first day of camping.
We picked the kids up from school and away we went.
We arrived at our destination by 4:30 and set up camp!

THE CAMPSITE

Yes, yes....I know some of you are snickering.

Your definition of camping is a little different then ours.

But that's ok, we can take it!

We love the outdoors, the campfire, the dirt, the sand...
but we love a good sleep even more!

So in our opinion this is the BEST definition of camping there is!


You'll notice that I didn't take any pictures of the inside...
but trust me when I say that all we have inside is the

BARE MINIMUM!

THE CAMPERS

Kaelyn

Jacob



I know, I know....what a handsome couple!
(It's the facial hair....on Ivan, not me)



THE ACTIVITIES

Once camp was set up the kids were off exploring.

1. The Beach














2. The Bush




3. The Bikes







4. The Blazing Fire

(smoking fire doesn't work with my alliteration)




5. The Blue Water






6. The Brave Boy!






well brave.....most of the time

THE END

Field Day


What a beautiful day for Field Day!
THE PARTICIPANTS....

THE EVENTS
Ball Throw
Watch out....this guy has a good arm!



Tug of war and the sack race.....











Kaelyn had two requirements for us to fulfill....
that we be present to see

long jump and the 60 meter dash

She did not dissappoint us....
Look at this girl in action!!

Long Jump



60 meter dash





Jacob's favorite part of the day...

60 meter dash


THE REWARDS

Congratulations Jacob and Kaelyn on your
2nd place ribbons!

Nobody can disagree with me that these kids receive
1st flace ribbons
for their gorgeous smiles!