In 2011, we went camping at Allegany State Park for the first time. There were five of us: Mike, Holly, Ned, Jesse, and me. I was pregnant with Elliott at the time. We skipped 2012. In 2013, we had 15 adults, 7 children, and 3 babies in utero. This year, we had 14 adults, 8 kids, and 3 dogs. We added two families and lost a few to scheduling conflicts, impending babies, and moves to India. Excuses, excuses.
We had a blast. Taglines for 2014: "The year we saw a bear." #miketemple
Packing lightly is not my strong suit. Fortunately, my husband is an awesome packer. Allegany, here we come!!!
We made our annual trip to Walmart on the way down and met up with the Ortmans. Chaos ensued. Lucy took a ride in the new keg bucket.
Elliott helped unload the wood.
Ned, ready for hunting.
Pumped to be camping!
Before long, the fire was going and food prep had begun.
Master fire tenders.
This contraption was Lucy's home for the weekend. She loved being part of the action.
Sneaky Penny can scale a table and steal things in the blink of an eye.
Stella!
Teddy made a beeline for mud puddle.
It seems Elliott had ditched his boots by then (maybe two hours into the weekend).
What?
Chuck and Adrienne, Friday night grill masters.
The dinner scene.
Lucy and her feast.
We went from filthy carnival kids in Colorado to filthy camping kids. Well, kid. Lucy stayed pretty clean but Elliott looked like this for most of the weekend.
I love this picture. There are cute pictures of Elliott eating corn last year.
Fast forward to Saturday morning. Mike got snuggles with Penny and Lucy before breakfast. Lucy looks quite skeptical of life.
Teddy and Oliver, ready to take on the day.
Next up . . . the hike!
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