Camping on the Crooked River

We stayed around most of the day Sunday and spent the majority of the day floating around on the Simetkosky's blowup air matress. The kids loved it!
Hannah decided that she wanted to try and ride her bike across the river... WHAT? obviously she has no fear. She made it about 1/2 way across each time.


The guys kept themselves busy by moving rocks in the river to creat a "jet stream" and a swimming hole. I do have to admit that the "jet stream" was pretty cool and warm welcomed break from the heat. You would have to lay down and hold on to the rocks. The force of the water was really strong so you had to hang on tight.




The weather was really hot so we put the Kelty shade over a spot in the river and parked our chairs in the river... it definitely helped keep us cool.







Over the weekend of July 25, 2009 we went camping with our friends Tristin and Carolyn and their kids Ian and Noelle. We found a great campsite right along the crooked river. The river was shallow enough for the kids to play in (which was great because it was SO hot that weekend! Will and Noelle and Elle were pals all weekend.


For my birthday this year my friend Jill sent me an ice cream maker that you can take camping. The kids had so much fun rolling it around in the river, and especially enjoyed eating the fruits of their labor... it was so yummy!!