Camping at Big Hill

Gunnar has been asking to camp out for awhile now and Josh and I have been keeping our eye out for a good deal on a camping trailer, but we decided to save some money and fix up the camper that has been sitting at Josh's parents farm for a couple years now. We really weren't sure what it would take to get it running, but Josh's friend Chad from the fire department thought that him and Josh could get it going with little money and effort. So, Josh and his brother Joe took a U-hall down to the farm and pulled it back to Chad's house. Within a few days they fixed it enough to get to Big Hill Lake, which is only 5 miles away from home. The short distance made camping life pretty easy, because if you want to take a shower or if you forget something you are only 5 minutes away. We ended up camping out for 2 nights. Gunnar and Wylie both had a great time. They enjoyed roasting way too many marshmallows over the campfire, walking the trails, riding their scooters, and playing with Nico. The fire pit at the site and you will notice the camper in the back.

I wish Gunnar would have held the marshmallow over to the side so we could see his smiling face, but I thought i thought I would post it anyway.

Wylie's friend Gage was staying the campsite next to us (his dad is the athletic director at our school), so they got to blow bubbles and play together.

Josh, Wylie, and Nico took a ride on the scooters around the circle drive through the camp.

I posted this picture to show what Wylie wore while camping. Josh and I wore wind pants, t-shirt, and hoodies...the weather ranged from 40 to 50 degrees during our stay.

I think Nico enjoyed camping out (see the smile on his face! Hee! Hee!). He swam in the lake a little when we walk through the trails and he slept with us at night in the passengers seat of the camper.