Memorial Day Weekend

We had a great time this weekend...yeah, it was a little rainy, but not too bad. We got to the campground about 2 pm on Friday and got everything set up. The boys went to bingo later that evening of course...no winner yet. Saturday morning Dad Reinoehl came to visit...just in time for the flea market. I personally love the weekends they have these, you can really find some great deals sometimes. I picked up a dragonfly garden ornament for the site, Gabi got a couple of books and Trenton got an IPOD holder that you can put around your arm when you run (great deal - regular $30 - he got it for $10!). Ben, Gabi and Dad R. went out in the big boat while Trenton and Tyler went fishing in the john boat after the flea market. Gabi got another big bass and was excited. She enjoyed fishing but was ready to come in and eat lunch after about an hour. I took her to do some ceramics also. The rain didn't come until about 3 pm or so on Saturday - on and off for the evening so we basically just relaxed, played some board games and listened to the boys tell stories about their school days. That is one thing I am certainly enjoying and appreciating more and more...these camping weekends...around the fire. The boys are really starting to open up and talk - we are hearing more about their normal go about your business days. I'm glad and it was fun to connect to our two teenage boys (which is hard to do these days). Sunday morning was rainy also - not a complete wash out but we did some laundry and enjoyed the church service the campground provided. Later in the afternoon my parents and Chad, Amber and their girls came up for dinner. We went on a nice walk and enjoyed the campfire again with some yummy s'mores! It ended up being a nice evening so the boys played some bingo again. The campground was full of kids this weekend...in fact there were no more sites available. It was good to see that there were alot of not only little kids (Gabi's age) but quite a few teenagers that the boys kind of took interest in (mostly girls - go figure)! Yesterday was our really nice day - sunny and warm so we tried to stay as long as we could...swimming and enjoying the outdoor water playground. We had to come home and get Tyler packed for Washington D.C. (he left from his school at 8 pm). Anyways, good weekend (could have been better though - without rain), fun times, great conversations, and enjoyed the company. The boys were in such a good mood I got them to pose for some photos (as you'll see below)! I am really enjoying this seasonal site this year and I hate to say it but I am glad Ben talked me into it! He was right...I am loving it!