Double Lakes w/ the Turners

For part of our Easter Vacation we went camping at Double Lake with the Turner Family. Camping is always a lot of work but in the end so worth it. It only took us 1 1/2 to get there and this time we made it before sunset. Nothing like setting up a tent and preparing dinner in the dark. Steve made his special Dutch oven meal, only this time he added sausage and it was delicious. Our campsites were right on the lake and we had our own little dock to fish from, although the boys loved all the other docks more than the one at our campsite. We had fun catching lots of fish, playing with the fire, hiking around the lake, climbing trees, collecting treasures, trying not to fall in the water, observing wildlife, taking care of baby Lucy, taking lots of trips to the restrooms, eating good old camping food, going for a bike ride, collecting wood and we tried really hard to get a good night sleep. (But when the camp site next to us is full of foreigners and their 6 tents that pull in after midnight with screaming kids until at least 3am, it was hard to get any sleep.) That was just a little side note of the only thing that could have been better this trip.

Steve and Ethan working hard.

The girls and I working hard.

Lauren & Lucy - Lucy loved Lauren's pink heart bracelet and held on to it almost the whole trip.
Mama Rachel & Baby Lucy Our first incident with the water
Two cute little bugaboos The beginning of our pyromaniacsNight fishing from our dock.
Matthew & Isaac sitting by the fire Silly Lauren

Early morning fishing
Daniel & his caterpillar Snug as a bug Lucy
Playing with fire Ethan's FIRST fish
Fishing at our neighbors dock
Jonah moving on from the docks Second incident with the water
Ethan and his SECOND fish
Ethan and his THIRD fish
Ethan and his FOURTH fish Daniel and Lauren with their fire sticks
Matthew and his FIRST fish
The boys on the logs not the dock


Matthew and his SECOND fish


Getting more minnows

Ethan and his FIFTH fish
Daniel & Miss Lauren

Rachel roasting marshmallows just for fun.

Cute picture

These two had a blast together

Matthew just had to touch the turtle

Rachel was the proud carrier of Lucy


Matthew the proud carrier of Daniel

My two beauty queens, even when camping.

Daniel & Matthew

Some tree climbing on our walk around the lake

Water incident #3 actually wasn't so bad.

Cute Isaac and his shells

Sometimes I am amazed that when taking my own picture I actually get what I wanted in the picture.

Me and my Amazing Friend Cathy

Me, Steve and his BIKE.

The sign of a great vacation