Monday, October 11, 2010

Camping in/with the Smokies -



Over the weekend, we spent a good amount of time soaking in the smoke from the campfire, telling stories, getting covered in dirt, watching the stars, and enjoying some good outdoor cooking, AND we got to share it all with some great friends! 

  These are a few of my favorite moments, and memories . . .
Smores. . . 
Running on beautiful trails in the crisp morning light with my Jeffery. . . (sorry no picture for that one, imagine tree-lined trails, cool temperatures, and the quiet outdoors.)
 familiar faces. . . 
 catching things on fire . . . 
 getting beautifully dirty . . . 
 giving a friend a hand . . . 

 chillin' with THE BOYS . . . 
river time . . . 
listening . . . 



 joining the "dunk club" . . . 

 Benjamin seriously weighing the pros and cons of joining  . . . 
 . . . and finally doing so on his own terms, when he was ready.

 eyebrows . . .
 Colors-
 cracking up ;)
 dutch-oven-yumminess!

learning that someone does NOT like brussel sprouts . . . 

 finding moments to sleep where-ever, and when-ever possible.


 three different desserts to choose from, all of them marvelous!
 Getting so delightfully, exhaustingly dirty until finally...  
collapsing . . .
cleaning up the campsite right before bed to prevent bears getting into our stuff, something to do with a dirty spoon . . . 
Loving and "decorating" Herman whenever possible (what a good sport, too) . . . 

 Quiet talks, slow walks, time relaxing and seeing the kiddos loving the moment. . . and then goodbyes until next times.  Loved it, and thanks! 

4 comments:

Lindsay said...

Aaaaaaawwwww - lets just go back. I'm pretty sure the spoon misses the toilet...

Mindy said...

Looks like a fun time with wonderful friends. And, BEAUTIFUL pictures!

Katie said...

So much fun, all of it. Good thing I like brussel sprouts:)

Cindy said...

It was awesome!!