This weekend Valerie Larsen and I took our 9 kids camping at Diamond Lake KOA. The setting was pine tree beautiful. The weather was hot so the pool was a welcome relief. We started our trip at Costco where we divided into teams to plan meals. We ended up with enough food for an army for a week, but it was tons of fun! Once we got camp set up, we swam and fished. We even attempted a scavenger hunt and a hike. The kids had a great time playing pool and ping pong in the nice cool lodge. Marcos and Max gave Cami and I pedicures, resulting in feet that looked like they had been bloodied by a lawn mower. Still, It was a sweet act of service.
We were especially surprised to be camping with a group of civil war re-enactors. Marcos pulled me aside to ask what exactly a "silverware enactment" was! His buddy Joel had a very difficult time piecing together why people were having a war in our campsite as well.
We had intended to stay two nights but at the end of our second day, Valerie got a wasp sting, Celeste was running on 4 hours sleep and the teenage girls were fed up. We gave the kids an option to go home and they had us packed in the cars in less than an hour. It was such a fun trip but it was nice to be home a little early. We love our friendship with the Larsens. They are one of the few families who can tolerate (and equal) our craziness.
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