Tuesday, August 05, 2014
Sam's First Baseball Season
Sam tried baseball this summer for the first time and learned a lot about playing. He has gotten really good at fielding the ball and he's a really fast base runner.
Jellystone Park Campground Weekend
We've been tent camping for years now, but we've never slept in anything but a tent in all that time. We thought we'd take it up a notch and stay at campground that had a few more amenities...and cabins! We stayed at the Jellystone Park campground in Warrens, WI.
We stayed in a cabin for the first time and it was pretty cool. We had some rain and hail one day, so it was nice to have the comforts of home during the storm and not huddle in a tent for 3 hours.
They had a small waterpark with a lazy river, wave pool and a kiddie area that included a handful of water slides and a picnic basket that dumped water on anyone standing under it. They also had a couple other pool areas, a beach (on a small lake) with a playground, a smaller lake with paddle boats and mini golf was also included.
The park was HUGE and had lots of different types of campsites to reserve. The boys had so much fun that each night they were so tired out that they fell asleep within minutes.
They even got to stay up one night to watch Yogi Bear cartoons on a big outdoor theater screen!
We stayed in a cabin for the first time and it was pretty cool. We had some rain and hail one day, so it was nice to have the comforts of home during the storm and not huddle in a tent for 3 hours.
They had a small waterpark with a lazy river, wave pool and a kiddie area that included a handful of water slides and a picnic basket that dumped water on anyone standing under it. They also had a couple other pool areas, a beach (on a small lake) with a playground, a smaller lake with paddle boats and mini golf was also included.
The park was HUGE and had lots of different types of campsites to reserve. The boys had so much fun that each night they were so tired out that they fell asleep within minutes.
They even got to stay up one night to watch Yogi Bear cartoons on a big outdoor theater screen!
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| The loft in the cabin |
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| Hail on the first night |
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| Yogi Bear at the Market |
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| Paddle boating on the tiny lake |
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| Sam FINALLY got to try his snorkeling gear |
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| Max swimming in the 8 inch deep pool |
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| Mini-golf! |
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| Mini-golf! |
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| The rock wall outside our cabin |
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| Our cabin |
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| The view off the deck |
Sunday, July 13, 2014
Cub Scout Camp
Sam and I (Mark) went to Cub Scout Camp in July for a few days and had a ton of fun. The schedule at the camp was very structured and packed with activities from the moment we got up, until we went to bed each night. Sam worked hard the second day to earn awards, called "belt loops", for completing requirements in activities like, swimming, fishing, soccer, wildlife conservation. He also had a chance to try out BB guns and archery. On the second day we had a huge water fight on paddle boats on the lake. Two adults and two kids per poat and buckets for each person to drench the other boats. Camp was tiring, but we had a great time and got to know our Cub Scout friends better.
Max's 4th Birthday Party
Max wanted to have a beach birthday party, so we invited our family and friends to Fireman's Park in Elkhart Lake for a day at the beach. We felt very lucky that the weather cooperated through the entire morning. We didn't get any rain until almost dinner time!
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