Memorial Day Camping Trip

We decided to go camping for Memorial Day weekend. We finally were able to take the camper out for its first official Terry Camping Trip. Knowing that the weather on Memorial Day weekend is usually rainy we decided to go camping at Lava Hot Springs. That way if it did rain we could still do something like go swimming. You get wet anyways right? Well that is exactly what happened. We left Saturday morning and it was nice until about mid afternoon. We arrived at the RV Park and was not impressed at all, but decided to make it work, and that was only after they offered us two spots for the price of one. We got everything set up and settled and then changed into our swimming suits to head to the pool. We were there for about 30 minutes before the dark clouds rolled in and the down pour started. Side note-- My family had also decided to go camping at Lava this particular weekend, just at a different RV Park. Anyways once the down pour started we all scrambled to gather up all of the families belongings and head for shelter. We tried to wait it out for about a half an hour or so with no success of it stopping. And since there was lightening and thunder the pools were closed. So we headed back to the camper to warm up and watch a movie. We were informed the pool would re-open 30 minutes after the last flash of lightening. After the movie was over we called the pool and we were told it was open. So we hurried to change back into our swimming suits and headed back to the pool. We were able to swim for a couple of hours until the wind picked up and it got too cold, plus we were hungry for dinner.
New water slides

Olympic Pool & Old water slides

Hot Pools

Dinner consisted of hot dogs, baked beans, chips and of course s'mores for dessert. We sat by the fire and then the kids watched another movie before bed.

Sunday morning we got up and going with a fire and breakfast. The pools didn't up until noon so we took walks, colored, and just tried to remain patient for them to open. My dad and Sandy, LauraLee, Chase and Emmalee stopped by to visit , which was fun and helped us pass some time. Then we ate a quick lunch before heading to the pools. However as we were walking to the pool the dark clouds came rolling in once again. We got to the window to pay and was informed since they saw lightening the the pool was closing -- again. We were so disappointed! Shawn and I made the decision to go over to the hot pools with the hope that the Olympic pool would open up later. Spent a couple hours at the hot pools before we were all pruned up and ready for a break. It was still raining so we went back to the camper to watch yet another movie. A little way into the movie skies were starting to clear. Back on the swimming suits went and we headed to the pool in hopes they were open, and they were. Yah!! It wasn't necessarily warm, but as long as you stayed in the water you were warm enough. We played in the water, went of the diving board and down the water slides for the next 4 hours. Lava has these new water slides that you can go up to 38 miles an hour on. They were a blast, however, there are numerous flights of stairs to climb to get to the top, plus the water force going down always seemed to give me a huge wedgie. Maybe to much info., but I had fun and got a lot of exercise. We headed into the showers just before the next storm rolled in, however, we did not beat it back to the camper. Shawn went back early to check on the awning, so Mekenna, Clayton, and I quickly walked back in the down pour. We were soaking wet by the time we got back to the camper. By the way we were running out of dry towels by this time. We were going to grill some burgers but because of the rain we decided to go to one of the burger restaurants instead. Mekenna had swam so much she was too tired to stay awake for dinner. She laid on the bench and slept while the rest of us ate. She wouldn't even open her eyes for her banana milkshake. Once back to the camper Shawn, Clayton and I finished up the movie we had started earlier in the day, and Mekenna slept.

Monday morning was pack up and go home day. We stopped to visit my family on the way out and heard about their adventures. We made it home with plenty of time to clean out the camper and start the numerous loads of wash we seemed to have accumulated over the weekend, a lot of wet and muddy clothes and towels.

The truck and camper all ready to go

Chase getting stuck-- one of those situations that is easy to get into, but hard to get out of. It might not look like it but he was actually smiling for the picture.

LauraLee, Chase, and Emmalee

Sandy (step-mom) and my Dad

Emmalee

Oscar

Mekenna & Chase looking for trouble I'm sure

Ms. Mekenna Jo

My sweet husband -- Shawn

Clayton - chillin' like a villain

Mekenna on the right attempting to climb the wall

Clayton on the diving board

Mekenna on the diving board

Mekenna looking all wet and lost

Alright I debated on posting this picture for quite some time, me in a bathing suit does not make for the best picture. But it is about the only one taken of me this weekend.

My baby and me, the only other picture of me taken. Once again in my bathing suit.

The kids showing how much fun they had swimming.