Camping

Richard and I decided to take all the kids, plus two of their friends, camping.  We found a state park about an hour from Enchanted Rock that was so quiet and beautiful.  We were able to be near the water and a playground, so the kids loved that.  On Saturday morning, we got up early and made our way to Enchanted Rock.  It was quite a trek to the top, but we made it!!   Saturday afternoon we went back to our camp site to swim and relax.  Richard threw some chicken legs and ribs on the grill and got out the bean bag toss.  After a long day, everyone was tired, so the kids crashed around 9pm.  Richard and I were up talking when the wind picked up significantly and the temperature dropped.  We scrambled to secure rain flys to the tents and pack everything into a water proof place.  By  10:30pm, we were in the middle of a thunderstorm!  I have been camping many times, but never in a thunderstorm!!  It was crazy with the wind and rain and thunder and lightening!  Luckily, Troy and Teague were tired enough to sleep right through it!  By 4am, it finally started to die down.  Sunday morning was cloudy with a few sprinkles, but by 10am, it was hot and sunny, so we decided to go for a short hike to the Devil's Waterhole.  After lunch, we loaded up and headed home.  Camping is so fun and so tiring!!  We all will sleep good tonight!!

Unloading and preparing for set-up

After ... 2 adults, 7 kids, 4 tents, and a dog...Oh My!!

The sunsets were beautiful!

Tent time!!  It took these turkeys FOREVER to go to sleep, since tent sleeping is just soooo much fun!

At the summit of Enchanted Rock

Some of the caves were small and narrow and dark.  At one point, Richard and the boys went on while me, Troy, Teague and the girls stayed back.  About 30 minutes later they emerged and had some wild stories to tell about their underground adventure!

We had a bean bag tournament with Koby and Cannon.  Richard and I are an unbeatable team!!

Devil's Waterhole

Loved all the wildflowers!  Most were taller than Teague!

In the preparations on tearing down all the tents, a lizard jumped in mine.  The boys loved trying to catch it and once they did. they didn't want to let him go.