Winter Camping

We experienced our first winter camping this past weekend in our new trailer... making winter camping very comfortable! The weather was cold this weekend and warmth was a good thing.

Bryan and I were able to learn about our trailer more. What to bring or what not to bring. How to set it up and then change it around. Still some tweaking that needs to happen and we picked up some good tips from our friends that we might put into place as well. Overall it was a great trip for a first time out!

We spent the weekend up at Alder Lake with some good friends. Some time was spent at the campsite but we also enjoyed a local drive on a forest service road for snow and also headed up to Mount Rainier for the kids to sled. I am bummed because my camera lens is broke... leaving me with very few photos. But, I have a couple from our weekend. We had a great time and are looking forward to several more trips this year!

Roller Coaster & Ferris Wheels

I am so bummed - I forgot my camera!

We headed down the Thurston County Fair to see Skip, Nancy & Blayne. Blayne shows and competes horses with 4-H and originally she was scheduled to perform today. So, we planned to head down and watch - her division was moved to last Wednesday... but we still went down anyways to see others perform, visit and enjoy the fair!

Most of you know we live about a moment from the state fair grounds and drive by them what seems daily. Every time we do Holly points it out and asks when we are going to go? Which I am sure every child in our town does to their parents! As well, Holly tells me that this year Daddy is taking her on the big roller coaster & ferris wheel. Well, she is still too little for the roller coaster - but the ferris wheel was on the plan for the fair this fall.

Today at this small fair they had a handful of rides... and wouldn't you know a kids roller coaster and a big ol' ferris wheel. We did a fair ride band to ride as much as she'd like and ride she did! She hit them all, including the ferris wheel & roller coaster.... I watched - *camera-less*!!! Wah! I was so bummed as I really wanted to get some shots of her on these rides she had been really wanting to enjoy. I just didn't think in my mind we would encounter that today - little did I think I guess! Oh well - she had fun and that is what counts!