A few more...

Here's a few more from Lake Superior.

Annika's foot in the sand...


It sure looks like Alaina is lovin' the merry-go-round! She really was!






We head out on another adventure on Thursday! :) The kids can't wait. Although, this time we leave the camper at home. We are heading to No Dak (as Tim's been calling it) to see Auntie Lissy and Uncle Brian! WHOO HOO! I bet you can't wait!! :) And, then down to St. Cloud for a few days. I haven't been back since we moved 5 1/2 years ago. It will be fun to show Alaina where she lived when she was a baby. And, hopefully I'll get to see a some friends.

Dirt

Who Me??!! I didn't dig in your plant, Mom!

Why??!! Do I look guilty??!!

The Zipline

Erik's favorite part of Family Camp last week was the Zipline. I'm surprised he and Alaina even went on it! I didn't even force them! So, here's some fun pics of the kids and I on our exciting adventure. :) Tim told me I couldn't do it b/c I am the mother of 4. What??! Me miss out?! He and Issy came right when we were starting our climb up the stairs to the top. He knew I'd do it!








Whoops! On this time down Erik jumped off as usual and he didn't go anywhere! He just hung there! Apparently his rollers weren't on the line, so the guy brought him back up, made sure he was "roller ready" and then made him jump again. He didn't care, though!

and a few more....

I'm a little backwards....this is a goofy post simply because I published it in sections....so bare with me. :) I have 3 kids playing with my necklace, sitting behind me in the chair, and talking to me in all directions, so I'm done for now. I have more good ones, but hope this is enough for now, Jewelia!

This is about as close as Isabel got to Lake Superior!





This was they afternoon after they were all bundled up (from the previous pictures!) It was NOT warm outside. But, I guess kids really don't get that cold. I couldn't believe that Tim was in the water! That is so not like him! To me it was crazy! But, they all played in the waves and on the beach for a really long time.



Just a super cute picture of Annika playing on the playground.

More Camping

BRRR!! Tim took the 3 kids out to watch the waves. It was too cold for Issy and me! I got to stay back while she took a nap. I had all the warm clothes on the kids....they were so bundled up! They thought it was so fun and were thrilled with how big the waves were!


Marshmallow girl, Annika!!


Later that day it warmed up quite a bit so we all went for a hike.

Camping

Here's a peek at our camping trip.....just for you, Jewelia!! I say over and over again every time we go camping that the Carrier Clan should be with us! We went to McLain State Park in Houghton, MI (check it out on a map!) You're family would freeze their noonies off! We all had a ball and I'm so thankful that my husband is that of the adventurous type. :)


My mom is so anti sugar that we have to roast grapes instead of marshmallows!! Kidding....we did roast marshmallows...the kids just thought that it was fun to roast anything they could put on the end of a stick!


Here we are by the fire(roasting more grapes). It was beautiful each evening. It rained during the night on Friday and Saturday, and was FREEZING cold until around 1 both days! BRRR! But, we still had fun! The kids sure didn't care, as you'll see on pictures coming soon!


Isabel LOVES the backpack. She rode and rode and rode. I also love her Hannah Andersson pilot hat! She wore it 24 hours a day up there! She even wore it to bed. I was so nervous about getting wind in her ears after her episode with reoccurring ear infections right before we left! So, if you are having a baby anytime soon, you'll get one of those from me. :)

We're back!

We made it back on Sunday! I think all of us are completely, 110% exhausted! We had so much fun!! Camping and Family Camp in the same trip is a lot of work, but anything you do with kids is work! It was so worth it and so much fun. We already signed up for next year. :) No one wanted to come home! I have a lot of fun pictures and stories that I can't wait to share. Isabel was an "Angel Baby!" She just goes along with the flow! And, all the kids LOVE an adventure. Even if its just a trail in the woods! We learned a lot about each other on this trip. God has given me such a great family!

I'll try to get pictures up soon! Let's see, finish unpacking or download pictures??!! I did get 3 suitcases unpacked....I'm over half done! And, its only day 2!!