Camping Excursion Part 4 with the Gutierrez

Okay, you may say this is going a bit overboard - 4 camping trips within a span of 2 months?!!! Yeah, that's how crazy we get when we don't get a chance to go to Hawaii. In all seriousness, I think this summer would have to be the most spontaneous summer vacations we've had as a family. Looking back, I can't believe the opportunities we had to just spend time as a family and hang out with brothers and sisters.




Last weekend, we went camping with Cos and Jo; this was a trip planned in less than a week. We went back to our place of choice in South Lake Tahoe. Although we were only able to camp for one night, it was a lot of fun. This time around, we had a lot of time to just....

One of the things we were not able to do with our previous trip to Tahoe was to peruse through their outdoor shopping center. It was a perfect day to hang out and do some "window" shopping.

Camping Excursion Part 3: C&C Annual Camping Trip

One of the events that C&C Ministry has that I look forward to every year is the annual camping trip. I believe this is our 6th year and the most attended. For the past 4 years, we have made Del Valle in Livermore, our camping "home." As I mentioned earlier, this year was the most attended with 32 campers; some being their first time ever camping. I applaud those, especially with kids, who braved the natural elements, yellow jackets, and very hot temperatures to minister and fellowship with the C&C Ministry.

KayKay and Zoe hanging out and sharing some Os

Alyssa cooking her very first meal....ever!!! Great job!

Julian took over cooking the sausages for breakfast; suffice to say he also cooked up a couple of the yellow jackets who came too close to the pan.

Reggie than talked Alyssa into letting him cook a couple of pancakes....

Reggie calls this a "Man cake."