Camping!

This past weekend we drove around the mountain and camped next to Baker Lake.

We did all the classic campout things: hot dogs, marshmallows, s'mores…

  

Benjamin felt really lucky to be able to stay up late and sit by the fire with mom and dad. And he took it upon himself to tell the littler kids to quiet down and go to sleep when they were giggling inside the tent. He then chatted our ears off about things that are important to his six-year-old self. It was fun to listen to him talk and talk and talk.

While sleeping on the ground in a sleeping bag with a nursing infant isn't the most fun for mama, this little six-week-old lady did great!

A little pre-breakfast snack of Jiffy Pop...

Then some pancakes!

After we packed up our camp, we drove to a new spot for a hike.

The boys wanted their picture taken by every big rock, or tree, or stump that they found.

We had lunch on this suspension bridge, then walked a little further before turning around to go back to the trailhead.

It was a beautiful day, and a beautiful hike! I loved the color of this water!

Some little legs started getting tired on the way back, so we started trying to find alphabet letters in nature. Can you guess which letter we're looking at here?

But we made it!

Heading home, This was our view of Mount Baker.

We are hoping to do several more camping trips this summer. We would love to camp with friends if anyone wants to go!