The pictures tell the story pretty well...
Waiting by the water for everyone else and the canoes to arrive.
Nate waving at the water because he wants to dive into it.
We took a canoe to the campsite, but I did not get any pictures of the canoe ride out there. Nate fell asleep. It was an exciting canoe trip across the lake because there was a fairly strong wind and lots of waves. Thankfully nothing got very wet.
Cutting carrots and potatoes for the stew. I had no idea how much work it is to cook over a campfire! But then the food tastes extra good because you are starving!!
Nate watching the food being prepared.
Brett started the fire with some special tool he had bought. He was excited to have a chance to use it! Apparently it is a difficult method of fire-starting, so he was very happy when it finally worked.
The sun was starting to set as we were getting the fire going.
Finally fire!! Peter brought his guitar and played and sang. Nate loved the guitar of course and tried to "help" play.
The sunset was beautiful across the water. It could not have been better weather for camping! Cold enough at night that it was nice to snuggle into your sleeping bag, but not so cold that you were uncomfortable.
Our massive tent! Brett, Nate, and I took up a tiny portion of the inside.
Starting to work on breakfast the next morning...
Stuffing Nate with Cheerios to tide him over until breakfast is ready...
The leaves were just beginning to change.
For those of you who have never cooked biscuits over a campfire, the white things wrapped around the sticks are biscuits! This method of baking was entirely new to me!
They had to be carefully rotated at an even speed at all times or one side would cook slightly faster and then the whole biscuit would crack and fall off the stick. The biscuits were actually very tasty. Brett even declared that this was how I should always cook biscuits for him in the future. =) We also had bacon and eggs wrapped in tortillas! Yum!!
Brett thankfully took a few pictures of the canoe trip back to the cars. Other than protesting about the life jacket, Nate did great in the canoe!
Cracking a smile at dad through the paci...
Back at the cars, I made lunch for everyone while they loaded the canoes. It was a fun trip, though it would have been better if we had stayed more than one night and had time to do other things. Maybe another time!!
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