Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Camping at Lake Casitas

This past weekend we went with some friends up to Lake Casitas for a little camping get-away. We had a great time with the Rendulic family and made some great memories. Jason bought this hammock at Walmart a few days before we left. The kids had a good time with it for a while and then began fighting over it, so it didn't stay up long.
We were lucky enough to be at a site right next to a little store that the campground has. Jason found this gem and couldn't pass it up. The rest of the day Tom and Jason sported their straw hats together.

Graham has started riding Lucy's old bike. Yes, we know it's purple and it doesn't bother him at all. Ever since Jason got his motorcycle, Graham calls his bike his motorcycle. He wore these goggles for a large portion of the trip. Especially when he was on the bike.

We spent an hour or so looking for the Ojai hot springs on Saturday. We weren't lucky enough to find them, but we did find this little mossy area that we climbed around for a while. Isn't she cute?

After not finding the hot springs, we decided to go for ice cream. Here's Lucy and Logan enjoying their treat.

In the evenings we ate s'mores and Tom showed us how to make banana boats. Food is definitely my favorite part of camping. Snacking all day, roasted treats at night. Good times. Erin did some stargazing with the kids while Tom, Jason and I visited by the campfire.
Here's Lucy and Graham takin' a break from their bike riding. They were trying to stay entertained as we loaded up our gear.
I was a bit nervous about going camping this late in the pregnancy game, but we had a great time. The kids had a fabulous time and we had so much fun just being together with friends. We'll definitely head up to Lake Casitas again soon!