Camping Trip

The kids were finally old enough to do a group camping trip.  We headed to Alum Creek for 2 nights.  It was a great weekend.  The kids and adults had a lot of fun.  The kids get along so well.  C and Gwen like to run around and be crazy, while Grady and M like digging in the dirt and rocks.  I cannot wait to go on another trip.

The daddy's as Gwen calls them took the kids on an early morning hike on Saturday.  Purpose being to not piss off our neighbors at 6am.

 

They picked berries on their hike!  Meanwhile, the mommy's and M stayed back at the campsite to get the fire going to cook breakfast. 

 Alum Creek had fishing poles and bait available for the kids on Saturday morning.  C caught a fish within 30 seconds of being there and Grady caught one a little later.  Gwen and M did not have any luck.

 M and C high fiving or something close to that!

 Saturday night we made ice cream!  It was very fun and extremely tasty!

 

 The kids got along really well.  I do not really remember a time when we had to intervene.  The mommy's and daddy's only got in a few arguments.

 C chasing the ice cream ball.

On the way home I asked Gwen what her favorite part of camping was and she immediately responded C!  I look forward to watching our kids grow up together.

 Barbie party at the library!

 Gwen's ever so important corner!

This year's Dash for Donation was a success.  I even ran this year.  Here are the guys post making breakfast.  Don't know where we would be without Ryan today.

 The kids with their medals after the mascot dash.  I think Grady is going to be a runner, he had a grin on his face the whole time.

 Gwen was very excited to wear her tutu.

Amazing turnout for the Dash! 

Friday!

Soccer started this week.  Both kids loved it!

Gwen's future

Gwen has said all weekend that she wants to be grown up.  She continued to tell me that she wants two babies in her belly, a boy and a girl.  I followed up asking who her husband would be and she casually responded, "probably Connor"!

Keep an eye out for my superstar as she has made her first tv commercial.  OSU has a commercial for their maternity ward and her picture is in the background.  She has a big flower in her face and is trying to eat it!

Friday!

Or Sunday, here is what we have been up to.

 Got the kids some camping gear for our upcoming trip.  Came in handy more than I could have imagined given that we lost power for 6 days.

Luckily my Company has a corporate house, so we had a place to live.  Grady was living it up crash pad style!

 First year for sparklers!

 Gwen eating Mara's birthday cake with the big kids!

 Grady coincidentally spelled his first words on the day health care reform passed!  I obviously need to have a talk with him.

It was a hot day at the Good Guys car show! 

Baby Mara is not a baby anymore, she turned 1!

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