At the Camp

We were invited to join Mimi and GiGi at the camp in Lake Author.  It was so relaxing and so much fun... we pretty much lived in our swim suits and spent almost every waking moment outside either playing on the swing, throwing rocks in the water, swimming, or doing crafts on the back porch.  It was so refreshing to get away.  Here are a few pictures of our too few carefree days at the camp..

The tire swing was a huge hit with Ella -- she would pretend it was a horse trying to buck her off!

Katie liked the stick-on-a-rope -- she would pretend she was in a flying trapeze artist in the circus!

Ella and Katie in front of a giant crawfish!  I had some delicious fried frog legs at this restaurant -- yum, yum!  I don't think I've had frog legs since I moved away from Oklahoma!

Going crabbing! 

You know it's vacation when you have candy for breakfast!!

Evidence of all the fun we were having -- VERY dirty fingernails!

Paw Paw Bill getting the crab traps ready -- I especially like the 'no mooring' sign that we are moored to.

The girls checking their chicken legs for crabs. 

(Oh my! what a funny sentence!)

The view from the backyard of the camp.  So very peaceful....

The girls played at the neighbor's house.  They have a passel of grandkids and this sign was hanging in their play room...  I especially like #5!

Katie woke up super early (I mean EARLY!) one morning and couldn't get back to sleep.  Did I mention that the camp is really just one big room -- by day it is a living room and at night it becomes every one's bedroom.  We had I think 10 people sleeping at the camp and Katie was one of the first to awaken.  Aunt Emily offered to take her outside to watch the sunrise with her -- I think to give all the other sleepers  a little peace and quiet.  Katie loved having the special attention though.  Afterwards, this is the picture Katie drew of the sunrise she watched.