Here is the camper that we stayed in for 3 days, 2 nights. There is a bedroom at either side of the camper, so the kids slept in one room and Erik & I in the other. It is really quite big, and was perfect to stay in for the weekend! 
After we brought our stuff into the camper, Myles brought us down to the beach to show us around (he was here once before with my mom). It was a really nice beach, and there are about 6 cabins that line the beach. We are hoping to rent a cabin sometime next year.
Erik standing on the dock. It was such a nice day, and we were in awe at how beautiful it was down by the lake!
Myles was laying on the dock and looking over the side at the plants in the water. It was so cute that I had to take a picture of him.
Holly pretty much copies what her brother does. Luckily for me, when I suggested that she lay on the dock like Myles, she was all to happy to copy him! So I snapped her picture as well! What a cutie!
Myles taking a moment to snuggle with Dad - they are so cute! A moment later he was off playing with some other kids who were also staying for the weekend. It was great to have them there so that the kids could run around with them. They bonded initially due to their love of Bionicoles, but then ran around the beach and on the playground equipment..
Later, Erik cooked a really yummy dinner on Friday night, but the kids barely touched it. Oh well, more for us! After eating, we went for a nature hike, and found some good walking sticks. Holly ended up jabbing herself under the chin with her stick and cried. Oh, the drama that can come with young kids.
Friday night we had a little fire. The kids were fascinated by it, and hung out for a bit. Bed time came fast and we got them in bed by 8:30 pm. Holly was chatting away until about 9 pm, so I had to tell her to be quiet a few times. By this point, Erik and I were exhausted as well, so we went to bed about 9:30 and threw in a DVD for 30 minutes before we decided that sleeping was better. And it was a good thing since both kids were up at 6:00 am. Ugh.
On Saturday morning, Erik and Myles went fishing off the dock. Myles got a few nibbles on his bobber, but didn't hook the fish. He was really disappointed. Erik caught a whopping large fish (or so he'll tell you - but it was more like a 6 inch baby fish!) but released it. What a nice guy! We won't mention about how it basically was hooked so good that it died......
After fishing, Myles and Holly again were playing with the 2 boys at the beach. They built a sand castle, and were getting buckets of water and pouring it down the trenches around their creation. Myles basically got soaking wet. I only had one other pair of pants, and knew that wouldn't last. So around 11:00 am, we packed the kids up in the car and headed into town. We went to.................................................Walmart! Shocking.... I know! Don't worry, I prayed for forgiveness after shopping there. :) We only got the bare minimum which was a pair of sweat pants and sweat shirt for Myles, and a cute pair of jammies for Holly (hers weren't fitting so well). Each kid got to pick out one small toy as well. We made it back in time to grill for lunch and then have nap time. Yeah for nap time! I even slept, while Erik went out fishing again. You'll have to ask him if he caught anything!
Holly picked out this ugly looking lizard toy at the store, and then brought it down to the beach after nap time. It got dirty in the sand, so here she is laying on the dock and dangling her lizard into the water to wash it off. She did this for about 10 minutes. It was really cute.
The next thing I know, Myles has his pants rolled up (with Daddy's help) and is walking in the water. Holly wanted to do the same thing... of course. They both got soaking wet. I should have just brought swim suits, but it was actually to chilly to go swimming for real. So we are on outfit number 3 at this point on Saturday! Good thing we went to the store!
After we changed clothes from "swimming", Erik ordered pizza from the main office, and we finally chowed down when it came. Yes, I know that most people don't get pizza delivered when camping, but let's be honest..... this really isn't camping!
Erik relaxing by the fire after eating pizza!
Holly snuggled into my lap as the sun went down, and we watched the fire burn. She was so cute! The kids actually slept pretty good each night. We would put Holly to bed first, and then have Myles sneak into the room later. .
On Saturday night, Myles was so tired that he fell asleep on Erik's lap! It was really cute, and we talked about how this might be the last time Myles falls asleep on our laps since he is getting so big & grown up. Amazing how fast the past 5 1/2 years have gone!
After the kids went to bed, we spent some time hanging out by the fire. It was so peaceful! But again, by about 9:00 pm, we were exhausted, so we went to bed to read for a bit. It didn't last to long before we practically fell asleep reading. So we just turned off the lights b/c we figured the kids would be up early again!Here is a cute video of Myles and Holly in the hammock, down by the beach. They can be so funny some times!
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