Driving to Cascade Lake they hoped and hoped that by some stroke of luck they would find a camping spot. After searching for a couple of hours, the little family hit the jackpot! The last spot on the whole lake was theirs! They quickly set up camp and let the little ones giggle and wiggle in the tent. 
With no delay they had hit the water where the little girl showed off her newly learned swimming techniques. As they relaxed in the dwindling shade after lunch, the little family felt happy in their nature spot. The weather was hot and the mosquitoes were soon out in force. So the little family tried to cool off by dipping their toes in the lake off the dock. 
Oh, the water felt so nice! 
As a spur of the moment leap both the dad and the little girl had jumped into the water!
After making some yummy dinner, the little family took a walk and got really, really dusty. 
The little boy was in heaven being able to toddle along where he wanted and get into all the dirt, rocks, sticks and bugs he could get his hands on. 
Before long the mosquitoes had taken over the area so the mom (who is tasty to bugs like Bella is to Edward) had to hide in the tent so as not to be completely eaten away.The next morning after a good night's sleep, some yummy campfire pancakes, another small hike, and some more mosquitoes, the little family packed up their gear.
They headed to a 4th of July parade, small-town style. The little family got loaded up with about three pounds of candy and some nostalgia for their former small-town home. The little girl was giddy! 
The little boy was tired.
The drive home was full of naps, itching mosquito bites, and that happy feeling you get when you have done something fun. Getting home, the little family started to wash everything. Like any good parents would do, they put the little kids to work cleaning the car, 
then put them in the bathtub.And they all lived, happily ever after! The End.
16 comments:
Abby,
This was adorable! I'm glad your family had such a grand time. Loved your poem!
I love stories like that! Great post!
What good little workers!
Oh, perfectly perfect way to celebrate a holiday! Thank you for the perfect bedtime story! (And I'm sitting in my basement itching all my delicious mosquito bites too! I loved the Bella to Edward analogy...makes it seem more romantic that the mosquitoes will attack me over any other blood carrying human!)
So fun! I can't believe Ben is such a little walker! Tessa won't take a step yet. She prefers crawling.
What a good bedtime story... so perfect!! Now I can go to bed!
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Great story!! i really loved the part that good parents put their children to clean the car!!!! Lovely!!!
Sounds great! That is how we celebrated too...we went down to Bryce Canyon with thousands of others!
Wow that looks so fun. Thank you for the story. Made my dad
Super cute. Hey, that little family looks like YOUR family!!!!! Ali & Charlie were up there too for the fourth and were also loaded with TONS of candy! Glad you had fun and made it bak in one piece.
Loved the story! (Much more entertaining than ours:) How fun! I love Afton's poses-- she is the bomb. I love how "little boy" Ben is looking!!
Do you think I could hire those two to wash our car?
Adorable!
I love the way you write, Abby. I can just hear your voice in my head when I read it too, and that makes it all the better! You know, I kind of envy you being up there in a different part of the world with your little family. I'm sure you'd love to be closer to your parents, but I think it's kind of nice that you guys get to choose your own adventures most of the time, rather than having to haggle over who is doing what with which family like we do every holiday. I guess each situation has its ups and downs. Cute, cute story.
"I love that story" [said in my best Pee-Wee voice]
You're kids are adorable. Looks like a great camping trip. Have to tell you Tera from when we were in Young Womens is getting married this weekend in the Spokane Temple!
What a cute post! Camping with little kids is so much work, but so much fun! We went camping with Mel and Michael last summer, so this post reminded me of that. What a cute family you have!
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