4TH OF JULY

This July brought the second annual camping trip with the Gillespie side of the family.
After a last minute change of camp site, due to fires in the mountains, Dusty staked us out a beautiful place near Lake Mary Road.
Andrew and I.
We really enjoy our camping trips. This was particularly beautiful because we had a little sprinkle every afternoon to cool us off. The weather was perfect!
Mason enjoying the rain.
The kids had fun with the hammock.
Emilee and Shane Chillin.
Dusty, Rachael, and Shawn.
Gunner and Mason
Summer and Shawn giving Mason a ride on the tree swing. Always fun.
Kathy showing us some crazy!
Devin and Rigdon used the trailer ramp for a slide.

We had a blast. There were many trails to ride on, and many animals to see. We almost ran over two elk on the way up. The first one made us come to a complete stop before moving! There were lots of cows, Shawn caught a squirrel, and Gunner watched some spiders hatch. It was basically like we watch the discovery channel.

Andrew took me, Paul, Chelsea, and Devin on a wild ride that ended not too far from camp before popping a tire off the ranger. Fortunately Kathy's Andy was behind us and went back to camp to get a replacement tire.

The trip home was also exciting as a tire on the trailer blew! It was on the drivers side and there wasn't much room to pull over. I thought it was going to be nightmare. We had not put the big jack in the trailer and would have had to try to use the tiny one that came with my suburban, which I don't think would have worked.

We had only been pulled over for about 5 minutes when Andy pulled up followed by Paul and Adam. Bless them! They had the big jack and the tire was changed in about 15 minutes and we were back on the road.

After we got home we headed over to Jody and Angela's house for some swimming.

Sienna and Rig out on the playground.
Rigdon and Dax Koceja
Ashlynn
Gunner , Conner, and Mason playing water baseball.

It was a really wonderful 4th! I am so blessed to have such wonderful family.