August camping adventures!

How grateful I am to have such wonderful friends in my life. We really have a lot of wonderful people around us. This summer, just as last summer, we went camping with our good friends the Hardy's. Landon was so funny last week, he saw them at church and pointed them out. "Look, there are the Hardy's. Nate is my Hardy, Alex is Brayden's Hardy and Shilo is your Hardy mommy." It is really nice to have them here. They have 5 kids, which we almost do too, all the same ages (or close) as our kids, which is great. Anyway, we love them and are grateful for the great friends they are and the opportunity we had to share an adventure in the great outdoors with them.
Of course what is a camping trip where everything is perfect. Now, I am not the kind of person to take an airmattress with me camping (that just isn't really camping), however being 8 months pregnant I thought it was a good idea to bring one. It was a good idea in theory, but it would have been better to bring one without a hole in it. I got on it and it went down a little, then of course Doug got on too and I have never fallen down so fast, it was like a ride at an amusement park. I laughed hysterically as I tried to get comfortable in the mess, but really I wound up on the ground with a rock in my back. The kids all slept soundly though. They had a great time exploring and making secret clubhouses. They got lost once, but said a prayer and everything was fine. They freaked me out a little by telling me that Brayden went off on his own, but luckily they got the direction he went wrong and Brayden knew right where he was going to get back to camp. It was a good learning experience for them all. Gavin was able to remain calm, he has a good sense of direction (obviously Brayden does too.)
The kids swam in the lake and tried to fish (poor Gavin caught one but didnt realize he was using the left handed reel that his mother got by mistake, so it got away.) Really I think it is the Hardy's bad luck, we always catch fish except when they are there, which is fine, although their daughter really wanted to catch one, so that would have been fun.
Anyway it was nice being up there with friends and I always enjoy the outdoors. There was a meteor shower the first night we were there and that was amazing to see.