We held our annual family camp out on Aug 5th and 6th. We had nice weather for it. We met about 4:00 and set up our beds in the cabins and unpacked our food into the frig. We had some fruit and other snacks before we set off for the boats. We had our choice of paddle boats and canoes. Our passengers, Charity and Benjamin chose a paddle boat for us. (I'm sure we needed a work out). When we finished our time in the boats, the kids wanted to spend a little time in the big sand box just off the lake, complete with a pump for water. We returned to eat our dinner. Just after we got back, Jim arrived from work with a nice Colonel Sanders dinner of chicken, coleslaw, Mashed potatoes, baked beans, corn on the cob, biscuits and choice of lemon or chocolate bundt cake for dessert. (I hope you're not reading this on fast Sunday.) We had a campfire after we cleaned up dinner and shared some talents. Joseph, Benjamin, and Grant favored us with their famous penguin number. Dad shared a spiritual thought and we sang some primary songs. We roasted marshmallows and made smores. We all retired to our cabin about 10:00, where most of us had the one of the worst nights sleep of the year, but it was fun to be together. It was amazing how late some of the youngest children could stay up. We rose early the next morning and made a big breakfast. We went on a little hike after breakfast and then we did some crafts. Everyone who participated, enjoyed painting. We had a snack before going to the challenge course at 11:30. We made the mistake of not bringing many water bottles with us and it got hot. I gave any thirsty person a shot of water from my bottle until it was gone. The kids enjoyed the big swing. I tried to included video of a few of them, but they would not download. When we got back everyone went for a cool drink of water and we had a lovely lunch with more choices of good food than we could ever eat. With all the choices of snacks available, I was surprised to see how much the kids wanted fresh fruit. We spent a while cleaning up after lunch and headed home, dusty and tired, but filled with happy memories. The cousins played so well together, it felt like a little bit of heaven.