Camping with the Bigornias

One thing I love about our family is our spontaneity especially when it comes to spur-of-the-moment weekend trips, particularly made easier when Mike is on vacation and Fridays are temporarily free from ministry. Earlier last week, I was talking with my dear friend Elaine about our camping trip several weeks ago and she mentioned that she and her family have not yet gone camping; her last recollection was that of her childhood. Then in the same conversation she had mentioned that her husband had the Friday off (which is a rare occasion.) Prior to my conversation with Elaine, Mike and I desired to go on another camping trip - having such a pleasant time camping with the Tolentino's HFG. So we packed all our bags, tents, etc and headed to South Lake Tahoe with the.....

Campground by the Lake is where we found ourselves for the weekend. Situated in the heart of South Lake Tahoe (CA side), our first morning we were greeted by birds chirping, the smell of pine, and the sound of traffic. Besides the s'mores, my favorite times in camping are mornings and breakfasts.

Like father, like daughter

Hanging out with my ate

Visiting Lower Eagle Falls......First things first.....

From the look of Elle and Kaykay, you'd think the water would be warm and pleasant. Far from it! The water was chilly and freezing!!! But these two did not mind it; too busy playing, I don't think they even noticed the water temperature.

One of my all-time-favorite picture of Kaykay.

Needless to say, pulling up her pant legs didn't matter. She ended up sitting waist deep in the water.

Bigfoot and Littlefoot sighting.....

Daddy at play or was he????

It's been awhile since Jimmy, I mean, Chef Jimmy cooked for us. 7 years ago, he would come over and cook us dinner with just the ingredients we had in the pantry, ref, etc. We were once again blessed by his creative, and not to mention, yummy cooking.

Elaine keeping the kids entertained while we cooked dinner. This was "ring around the roses" however, she altered the ending to say, "we all jump up." Spoken like a true, experienced mom who doesn't want her daughter "falling" down on the dirt.