Camping Trip 2008

We love God's creation, and once a year we spend several days camping together as a church. While not everyone goes, those who do enjoy hikes, playing horseshoes, making s'mores, and having lots of fellowship and worship. Lots of things were going on, and there was lots of motion, so in honor of this I made some animated gifs...
Setting Up Camp
Setting up shade Setting up shade

Setting up shade

Dinner and S'mores anyone?
Ray Cooking burgers over the fire. Mike making smores.

Mike making smores. A huge smore.

Fun for the Kids
Kids playing in the woods. Kids playing in the woods.

Kids playing in the woods.

Wild Rides
It didn't take long for Carl to discover that he could ride down the hill on the dump truck. He was caught on film shortly after his second run started.
Carl's wild ride down the forested hillside in a toy dumptruck.
By mother decree a new lower launch was set and John got the next go.
John's wild ride.
This was still too much for the mom's so the girls got an even lower launch.
Merideth's wild ride. Tori's wild ride.
Wild Runs
Not to be outdone by kids, but lacking a dumptruck big enough, Mike takes to the hill. Ian would do it. Well that caused Carl to actually do it without falling (if he would tell us he is about to start we could have caught it all too). Time for Mike to do it again. Who put those bushes there Mike? Most of the kids followed suit (not shown) and even me (also not shown).
Mike's run down the hill. Carls's run down the hill. Mike's second run down the hill.
Sword Fights
Nothing spells fun like making padded swords and fighting.
Kids playing with swords Kids trying to get Ray with swords

Keith and Mike Dueling
Campfire Beauty
Campfire burning from center of a log. Campfire with cofee pot.
Family and Friends
friends around a park table. Ruth and Audrey, friends forever.

Daughters hugging dad. kids on a tree stump.

kids around a park table.

Braids
hair-braids again.
Group Shot
group photo