From Yellowstone we headed west across Idaho, stopping to visit our old IBEX friends Randy and Phyllis at their home near Boise. On our westward trek in 2009, we visited them at their mountain cabin, and this time they hosted us in their home near the church where Randy pastors. We had a wonderful visit with them.
We then continued our drive to southern Oregon, arriving after dark at a campsite at Lake of the Woods. My parents were already set up and my brother’s family came in the next day. For some reason, most likely laziness, I don’t seem to have taken my camera out of the bag the entire time. Fortunately Kelli took a whole raft of photos, and the ones below are from her camera.
The theme of our camping this year seemed to be hammocks, as the kids spent a lot of time resting playing in them.
That’s Mark hanging upside down.
For those trying to keep count, there were 9 cousins on hand.
We ate really well. I didn’t do any of the cooking. One of those sentences is unnecessary. A cousin celebrated his birthday with cupcakes.
These two have the best times together. They’re essentially inseparable, and one of the reasons we’ve worked hard for our families to spend time together each summer.
Bethany is good with kids, including her youngest cousin.
After driving thousands of miles, I think my chief contribution to the campout was eating and reading.
The kids went out to the water, but it was cold enough that they didn’t stay in for long.
And here’s a final one of more of our crew gathered around the campfire. Everyone had a great time!
Thanks for beginning my day with many smiles and some chuckles. I really enjoy the accounts of your vacation, and seeing pictures of the children. I’m sure the cousins had a wonderful time together! I’m glad there was someone available to cook so you ate really well. The picture of Mark hanging upside down in the hammock brought back some memories of the creative ways my boys found to entertain themselves. Thanks again!
Thank you, Roberta! We had a fun trip with lots of variety.