A weekend in the great outdoors

To say that we have been very busy this summer would be a massive understatement. We haven't pulled the camp trailer out once this summer. I don't know where the days are going, but we decided to squeeze in a quick trip with our friends, Mitch and Rebecca, and their kids.

I'm pathetic that the only picture I took while camping was I the kiddos playing "war" in the back of the trailer.
Now that the only point-and-shoot camera that I use is my phone, I forget to take pictures if my phone is off or out of reach. Since we didn't have phone service, I put my phone away.

I did pull out my phone when we realized that we had hit a bump a little too hard coming into camp and had broken off the bracket that holds our gas tank up. Jeff and Mitch rigged up some serious white trash repairs with a metal fence post and some wire to get us home. I'm not going to lie, I was a little nervous that their fine repair job might not hold.

Thank Heaven for Gram

So we all know that my mom is AMAZING to begin with, but last week she helped my friend, Cami, learn the basics of swimming. Cami is a self-proclaimed non-swimmer. Those of you who know Cami, know that she is amazing and she was selling herself short in telling everyone that she couldn't save her kids if they were drowning.
After breaking down some emotional and psychological barriers, Cami braved the diving board!
It's so fun and relaxing to go to Gram's house. It really is a vacation every time we visit. I only wish there were more time in the summer for all that good relaxation.