Jordan Lake Camping

A beautiful fall weekend, spent with our family camping.  This was my first REAL camping experience...tents, campfire, nature, family...it was great!  I never really thought much of camping just because the only time I did it was in girlscouts, and I never really enjoyed screaming girls...lots of them.  When Sharon & Brittney asked us if we wanted to go camping I really didn't want to go at first, just because I didn't see any fun in it.  To my surprise, I am SO thankful we went. 

We packed our camping gear, thanks to Laura & Steve for use of their tent, mattress and queen size sleeping bag.  I was so spoiled on my first experience.  We had the hook-up!!!  We camped at Jordan Lake which is right outside of Raleigh, NC.  It was beautiful.  I forgot most of the time to take pictures but Brittney took a bunch.  It was so relaxing to get away.  I say this all the time but I love to get away and be disconnected from the hustle and bustle of our noisy world.  We enjoyed hanging out, fishing, playing games, hanging by the fire and chatting.

Sharon, Brittney and Andrew planned so many fun things for us do do on our trip.  Andrew planned a few games for us...and there were prizes!!  Playing bingo I won a strawberry topsy-turby and Chris won a grooming kit (he was so excited about it lol).  Britt made lots of pumpkin goodness including pumpkin cookies, pumpkin french toast and Sharon even found pumpkin iced coffee which was there upon our arrival!!  MMMmmMMM!!!!  We also had a pumpkin carving contest.  We had random people who were walking by our campsite vote on their favorite pumpkin...

Working on the brain...Chris saw this on food network, turned out really neat.

Our creation, the winning pumpkin!

Sharon & John's sick pumpkin w/ a nose ring!

Rachel & Desi's pumpkin, yes that is a dead fish in the mouth and mushroom for a hat!!

Aaron and Wesley made a hat which they wore to win votes!! HA!!

Brittney & Andrew's "Partied too hard" pumpkin

Britt made chilli for dinner which was SO yummy and then we had smoores over the fire.  It was amazing how quickly it got dark and how late it felt when it was only 8PM.  Chris and I slept very well on our air matress snuggled in our queen size sleeping bag, it was nice.

Next morning we enjoyed hot chocolate/coffee and pumpkin french toast.  MMMmmMMMm it was yummy.  Here's Saturday morning...it was crisp and cool.  It was so lovely.

Look at sweet baby Mason, ahhhh it was so good to see him :o)

Until our next camping trip...