buffalo campground

the weekend before school started, we decided to head out for one more camping trip.  the kids love to go to buffalo, and we hadn’t been for two years.  it was so nice to get away and relax, and have my kids spend time with each other.  it seems they like to fight a lot at home, but when they have no other options for friends, amazingly, they seem to figure out how to get along.

 

cooper and dad

coop was afraid of the fire, but he would sit there and throw pinecone after pinecone in it.

 

we always have to pack the ball and bat with us:)

 

we only floated the river once, because it was a little cold.  carson and aaron’s boat didn’t seem to  be holding air very well,  it kept getting flatter and flatter as we went.  i was surprised that coop went with us, he  is usually so afraid, but he enjoyed most of the ride.

it seemed everyone but coop enjoyed making a big fire.

i can’t remember what he dropped out of his cup, but he certainly is not pleased about it.

we took a drive to west yellowstone to have a picnic and grab some ice cream.  aaron wanted to take the kids to get a silk screened t-shirt, like aunt sherry used to get for him.  the boys got a shirt, and the girls decided on pajama pants with yellowstone printed on them.

we had such a fun weekend.  the kids rode bikes all over the campground, we played baseball and volleyball, we went for nice long walks, and sat around the campfire making smores.  it is so nice to get away from the pace of normal life and spend some time together as a family.