Yesterday was a wonderful day at the lake. The thirteen of us camping together consist of friends and family. I’m not sure what the temperature got up to but it was hot and humid. We didn’t let the heat bother us though, we just applied more sunscreen. We pulled the tube behind the boat and almost every took a turn including myself. Our friends have jet skis so we all took a turn or two on those too. That was all in between the fishing. My husband likes to catch catfish on jugs. I am not sure how many we ended up with over that last couple of days but it was more than enough to feed us all plus my friends parents that came up for the day. We tried fishing with a rod and reel some too but didn’t have as much luck. Also, the kids seem to be a little more interesting in playing rather than fishing. The last time we went out to try fishing, we had to come back in because it started to storm. We had been looking forward to watching the fireworks shot off over the water but they were rained out. The lightning and thunder put on quite a show but it wasn’t the same. We ended up huddled under a canopy trying to avoid the rain and making smores with a little gas grill because it was way too wet for a fire. It was fun and the kids all enjoyed it.
I think our camping trips with our kids will be memories for them that will last a life time. They already have so many great memories from past years. Just like last year when the storms came in and we didn’t get off the lake in time and had to sit through it. It poured so hard that we couldn’t even see to drive. I don’t think I have ever been that wet in my life, not even in the shower! That was not a great memory at the time but now we can look back on it fondly. They have other stories about the big fish that got away or the one we caught and a ton of stories about the raccoons getting into our food. They are smarter than you would think. Yes, yesterday was a great day at the lake and I look forward to many more years of memories there with my friends and family.
I also went to the lake over the holiday. It was very fun. I am glad you had a great time. I am impressed you went out on the tube. I guess I am a chicken when it comes to that. The lake was so choppy last weekend. It was sad it seemed like every night when it was time for the fireworks a storm would come up and ruin them. I am glad you had a safe 4th of July.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on making memories that the kids will never forget. We love to go camping and even though it is a lot of work especially as a single mom with four kids all under 11 it is well worth it and my kids still talk about the last time or the other times that they remember. Next year I am planning on taking them to texas to the beach to camp for a week and I think they will really enjoy that. Glad you had a good time at the lake and had a safe 4th
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