Fourth of July Weekend~

(Warning..... long blog and lots of pictures)


We had a wonderful fourth of July Weekend. To start off, Quinn came home from work on the 2nd and said........"Lets go camping!". So he pulled the trailer around and the kids and I went to loading it up and getting ready to go while Quinn went back to work. Once he got home we took off and headed for the cool mountains. We drove up past Big Lake and headed for Reservation Lake. Just a few miles before the lake, we pulled off the road to a really nice spot. When we were getting ready to back the trailer in, Quinn spotted a bear. This threw Mimi into a TiZzy! She wanted nothing to do with staying there. So off we went to find a spot further down the road. We ended up finding a nice spot just 2 miles from Reservation Lake. By the time we got there, it was getting dark. So Quinn and the kids unhooked the trailer and got it level while I fixed dinner. We ate dinner and then laid down to watch Mall Cop. The next morning we got up early and ate some cold cereal and then headed for the lake to go fishing. We stayed there for a few hours and then went back to the trailer, just in time for the rains to hit. We ate lunch and relaxed. Then when the rain stopped Quinn, Levi and Brycie went back to the lake to go fishing again. Mimi and I stayed back to hang out. We turned on the generator and the satelite and watched Hannah Montana and What Not to Wear. Then fixed dinner. When Quinn and the other kids got back from fishing again, we ate dinner and then "tried" to start a fire so we could have some cobbler and S'Mores. But everything was so wet that it would never start. So back in the trailer we went. I fixed everyone some S'Mores in the microwave and we laid down to watch Flicka. The next morning we ate Scrambled Eggs and Sausage, then loaded up the trailer to head back home. We stopped on our way home to fish a little at Big Lake. Once we got home we unloaded the trailer, ate some lunch, had ice cream and watched some dvr'd America's Got Talent. Then we headed out the door to watch the Fireworks at Lyman Lake. Here are some pictures of the past few days......


Reservation Lake.......

Reservation Lake.......

Getting ready to fish.......

Levi fishing.......

Mimi fishing........

Brycie getting her pole ready..........

Brycie waitng for a bite..........

Levi, Mimi & I walked over to the store and Mimi fell, scraping up her face........

Levi & Mimi on the deck of the store..................

The fish that Levi caught...............

Trying to start the fire that never would start........

Mimi eating her S'more inside the trailer and watching Flicka........

Levi doing the same............

Brycie LOOOVES her S'More.........

Mimi relaxing while we load up the trailer.........

Levi at Big Lake..............

Brycie at Big Lake..........

This is what Mimi spent her time doing at Big Lake...(finding Crawdad pieces).......

Another Crawdad Piece..........

Levi at Big Lake.............

Quinn found a quiet place away from the kids.........

Mimi at Big Lake..........

Brycie and Haylee at Lyman Lake waiting for the fireworks to start...........

Kids enjoying the show..........

Sariah LOVES them...........