I am back! It has been way too long since I have written. Our kids are growing up so much and I really want to be better about keeping some sort of journal about it. It'll be a slow process catching up, but I'll do what I can.
Yesterday we decided to go to Lake Diaz. It's only about an hour away so it is a perfect day trip. Jim had been there with the scouts, but the kids and I had never been. It was wonderful! We had loaded up the canoe that is hanging in our garage and the kids looked forward to swimming. It was quite the adventure driving down the highway with the canoe strapped to the top of our van. We had to drive a little slower than usual, but a nice leisurely drive never hurt anyone.
I was glad we had gone there and gotten away from the intense heat of Ridgecrest. It was about 10 degrees cooler there than at home. It was warm, but still pretty nice.
When we got there we started a fire and cooked up hot dogs for everybody. Then I made a chocolate zucchini cake in the dutch oven and put it on the coals. We took the canoe out and went swimming for a little while as the cake cooked. The kids really loved the water. It was a perfect temperature.
We took our two dogs, Freddy and Chloe, with us. Freddy loved riding in the canoe. He would stand up with his feet on the edge and his face in the wind. He was in heaven! Chloe, is a bit of a scaredy-cat. :) She hid under my seat the whole time. She is funny. Freddy swam some, too. I think it was probably the first time they had ever gone swimming.
When the cake was done we all gathered back at the picnic table to eat. It was AMAZING! I am really loving being able to cook with a dutch oven. I even had frosting to put on top and it melted into it. So good!
We canoed again and swam some more. Then we loaded up everything and came home. The kids were so happy and excited. I was tired, though, and fell asleep on the way home.
That evening, Jim and I were able to go on a double date with some good friends of ours, Larry and Marla Cosner. It was such a great evening! A wonderful day!
(And, because I know pictures are more interesting, I will have posts with pictures coming soon.)
Yesterday we decided to go to Lake Diaz. It's only about an hour away so it is a perfect day trip. Jim had been there with the scouts, but the kids and I had never been. It was wonderful! We had loaded up the canoe that is hanging in our garage and the kids looked forward to swimming. It was quite the adventure driving down the highway with the canoe strapped to the top of our van. We had to drive a little slower than usual, but a nice leisurely drive never hurt anyone.
I was glad we had gone there and gotten away from the intense heat of Ridgecrest. It was about 10 degrees cooler there than at home. It was warm, but still pretty nice.
When we got there we started a fire and cooked up hot dogs for everybody. Then I made a chocolate zucchini cake in the dutch oven and put it on the coals. We took the canoe out and went swimming for a little while as the cake cooked. The kids really loved the water. It was a perfect temperature.
We took our two dogs, Freddy and Chloe, with us. Freddy loved riding in the canoe. He would stand up with his feet on the edge and his face in the wind. He was in heaven! Chloe, is a bit of a scaredy-cat. :) She hid under my seat the whole time. She is funny. Freddy swam some, too. I think it was probably the first time they had ever gone swimming.
When the cake was done we all gathered back at the picnic table to eat. It was AMAZING! I am really loving being able to cook with a dutch oven. I even had frosting to put on top and it melted into it. So good!
We canoed again and swam some more. Then we loaded up everything and came home. The kids were so happy and excited. I was tired, though, and fell asleep on the way home.
That evening, Jim and I were able to go on a double date with some good friends of ours, Larry and Marla Cosner. It was such a great evening! A wonderful day!
(And, because I know pictures are more interesting, I will have posts with pictures coming soon.)
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