Elsie and Clara seemed to have abandoned this blog so I am going to reclaim it at least temporarily. Last month I turned...dare I say it...40. I decided I wanted to go away as a family to celebrate and since Disneyland and Hawaii weren't in the cards, we went camping.
The morning before my birthday, the day we left, Elsie made me breakfast in bed.
With all her favourites.
Clara slept through the whole breakfast!
All week the weather forecast was good but we should have known because it always rains when we camp!
This year we are much better prepared with a new bigger tent so when we are stuck inside we're not all squished.
We also have a new air mattress that turns into a couch.
It can be a king or two twins or an elevated twin or a couch!!!
Our screen tent is more of a rain shelter since there are rarely any bugs out when it rains.
Camping is still fun even in the rain...
John grins and bears it!
When do we go home?
We didn't have to go far to find our own lake...
Then drying feet by the fire...
Elsie decided she was doing all the dishes...
Clara wanted to help!
She even emptied the dishwater!
Clara still having fun!
Going for a walk...
My presents (I also got a new TV but we couldn't bring that!)
Playing with my presents...
It was a great trip!!!
40 is the new 30, right?
They keep me young!
July 20th, 1972
