With much anticipation we readied ourselves for the Big Sur Camping on Memorial Day Weekendtm trip. There was much Special Salsa Making and Delicious Treat Preparing. We took off after work on Friday and headed down the coast past Monterey to Big Sur.
The first order of business was getting the tent up in the 8.4 minutes of daylight left upon our arrival. It was all fun and games after camp was set up. We biked around the campgrounds and to the Junior Ranger program first thing Saturday morning.
The kids thought the Junior Rangers was the place to be. Sara, our ranger, was awesome.
Camping is one of the things I remember loving as a kid. What's not to love.
Sleeping in a tent.
Having breakfast in the great outdoors.
Getting up close and personal with nature.
Climbing a fallen tree (and getting busted by the rangers, video to follow)
Having church under the redwoods.
Cooking dinner AND dessert over an open fire.
and after dinner entertainment.
Taking in of the beauty of Pfieffer Falls.
Making it to the top of the Valley View trail with only a couple of meltdowns (the same cannot be said for the descent, which involved carrying one tired two year old, one big crash with blood for Neve, one five foot faceplant and slide with Kiera, and an emergency pee on a tree break).
And getting really dirty!
On Monday we packed up camp sniff, sniff (you are wondering if those are tears? Yes, we were sad, but mostly it is our stench after camping and not showering for 3 days!). We drove up the coast to Asilomar for a little beach/tidepooling day.
The darling girls.
The pretend-to-watch-the-little-ones-while-taking-a-sand-nap-lazy-parent shot.
The being-a-really-good-parent shot
The final I-was-tring-to-redeem-my-lazy-self shot of the starfish i was talked into plucking out of the icy water for futher examination by the curious explorers.
Thanks for this photo Annie!
Camping in Big Sur with the Blatters will definitely become a tradition in the years to come.
6 comments:
We had so much fun! We love you guys so much!
Every year...I'm holding you to it!
i figured you were somewhere fun when you weren't online as much!! :) looks like a blast... annual traditions are the best!
I'm so sad to of missed it! Next year for sure. I LOVE the fire photo and the one of Clay and Maren playing paddle ball. Actually I love all the photos!
I'm impressed! That was a lot of action for 1 weekend! For having 3 girls, you guys are very tough and rustic!! My kind of family!
i love the picture of those kids together...the girls holding hands and the little guy with his arm around neve. you can tell those kids are buddies! looks like a fabulous trip. and don't feel too bad about the "pretending to watch the little ones"....we all do it, right?! great photos. I was about to try to make you jealous by saying we went to the sprinkler park...but it looks like you're just fine over there! you win.
Man I have been away from your blog way to long! I cannpot believe the incredible trips you take! You are honestly so good at making the most of life. I swear I am going to become more like you...I loved the pics as always!!!
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