Camping Weekend

Our crew behind the waterfall....


Kristin & Jason at the top of the falls....Ryan is back there too...
We woke on Friday to SUNSHINE!! At least sun breaking through the clouds..."Thank You Lord", I said as I left for work! It will be nice to have a nice weekend! The kids & Bill did a great job getting us ready to go while I was at work. As I was stepping out the door after work, the rain started, and by the time I got home, it was a downpour! I guess the sunny weekend was not meant to be! Thankfully, everything was ready, I woke Bill (Who is still suffering a migraine, that has been at one level or another for 19 days now), and we headed out. We arrived at camp just a tad after dark, and were blessed with a nice easy spot to back into....I say blessed because I drove and did the backing! Jen & Brady had just arrived thirty minutes before us, and were almost finished setting up. Bill & Ryan were pretty wet when they came in from setting up. We finished our 'set up' and headed over to visit with Jen & Brady, while Ryan & Kristin fixed supper!! Yahoo for kids that cook! No campfire Friday night, as it was pouring, and we had not scoped out the firepit, and trees to run a tarp to. Rain doesn't usually stop us from having fires, we put up the famous Oregon Blue tarp, run it to an awning, and have a cozy fire. Saturday we woke to no rain! It had rained until around 6am, but then cleared off a bit. We had a nice fire, and enjoyed catching up with each other. It had been WAY too long since we've been camping together. It was July the last time we were camping together, and September since we'd been out as a family. It was long overdue. There is nothing like waking in the morning, hearing the quiet, and knowing the only thing you have to do is enjoy the day! After campfire & breakfast--we headed over to the lodge, and waterfall area. Since it was not raining, we hiked down into the canyon behind the falls, and managed to get wet! The kids thought it was cool to walk behind the big falls! Jason found a cool little cave to crawl into, and we decided to hike back out instead of continuing because the path was so muddy. Back to camp-and then into town for water, which we forgot....along with lunch items. Having not been out in so long, the usual things that were in the trailer, were not in the trailer! Oh well....we had fun bumming through Silverton. We headed back to camp and the guys put up the fire tarps, as the rain had started again. We enjoyed a great dinner of "stone soup"--gathering items we all had to enjoy together. Kristin played inside with the kids, giving the adults (and Ryan) some much needed visit time.

Sunday brought more rain--with a few breaks. We enjoyed a morning campfire, and decided to head home, as Jen & Brady were heading out. We had the day to stay if we wanted, but since it was raining, and there would be no hiking....not much playing outside, we packed up and headed home as well.

Nice relaxing, much needed, and well deserved weekend!