Over the weekend we went on a camping adventure with our friends, the Czaruk's. We went to a beautiful spot on the Illinois river called Swannanoa. Haynes had been looking forward to this campout for awhile and was super excited for all of us to go. It ended up being a super fun time for everyone, and the kids had a great time on our adventure! Even though it started raining as soon as we got our tents up (and continued for some time), we stuck it out and had a wonderful time!
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This is the bluff we camped out near. It was built for the movie set,
Where the Red Fern Grows. |
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| We're here and ready to set up! |
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| Yes, Haynes had a chainsaw to cut wood. The boys were busy bees! |
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| Campfire ready! |
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| Reese gathering wood for the fire! |
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| Unpacking & checking things out! |
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| Haynes and Reese setting up the tent. Such a great helper! |
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| Lunch time...hotdogs, of course! |
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| Potty time! |
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| Such a pretty view at lunch |
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| Rain, Rain go away! |
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| Eating powdered donuts to pass the time! |
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| Still raining, and Champ is still playing in the river |
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| Ready for some fishing after a good rain |
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| Our sweet home away from home! |
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| The girls enjoyed painting while the boys checked out the river |
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| Off they go! |
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| We decided to join the boys in our canoe, and had a great time catching lots of fish! |
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Bentley rode in the canoe the whole time, while Champ swam!
Spoiled Pooch! |
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| Back at camp in dry clothes and ready for some eats! |
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| Awesome view of the clouds hanging around |
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| Good times |
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| Champ is tuckered out! |
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| Silliness:) |
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| Sweet friends! |
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| My sweet monkey |
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| A yummy dinner...steak, potatoes, mac n' cheese and salad |
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| They were patiently waiting for s'mores! |
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| More steaks |
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| Annebelle and I roasting marshmallows! |
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| Four at a time! |
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| S'mores making in action |
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| Pure heaven! |
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| It didn't take long for them to pass out! |
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Good morning family! And bentley slept between Haynes and Hadlee!
We all slept great, except for the coyotes howling and few other
critters of the night...yikes! |
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| More fishing fun |
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| Reese helping Daddy catch fish |
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| Having a blast! |
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| Catching a fish is so much fun! |
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| And they all go, Wow! |
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| Look at Had's sweet lil' fish! |
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| Reese got her hair caught in her fishing pole...can you tell?! |
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| Sweet bentely and Reese |
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| Morning bed heads ready for breakfast! |
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| Cute girls! |
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| Champ still in the tent snoozing! |
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| The girls making breakfast...kind of! |
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| The boys off in the distance looking for more fish to catch! |
