I tried to get Travis to write all our blog posts from now on since he is a better writer than I am and funnier, but he said our blog book would cost hundreds of dollars since he can't write anything short. So ... you're stuck with me and my boring play by play. You can anticipate a post by Travis every now and then.
We try to go camping at least once every summer and it usually ends up being only once. We went camping this past Thursday-Saturday at Caswell Memorial Park in Ripon, CA. It was a beautiful park right on the Stanislaus River. One of the best parts of the trip was that it was only 1 hours and 15 minutes away from our house!
We try to go camping at least once every summer and it usually ends up being only once. We went camping this past Thursday-Saturday at Caswell Memorial Park in Ripon, CA. It was a beautiful park right on the Stanislaus River. One of the best parts of the trip was that it was only 1 hours and 15 minutes away from our house!We got the best campsite in the park (at least we thought so). The kids enjoy taking their scooters to check out the campground. We can barely fit the scooters, so there is no way that they could take their bikes!
Here are Parker and Calissa wading in the river our first night there. Once we had unpacked and saw the river we decided to head back into town (Manteca) to buy a boat and float for the next day (oh, and some flashlights too because mom forgot to pack those!)
Friday morning we woke up and decided to take a hike. We hiked and explored for about two hours that morning. It was shady and not too hot. We found a day use beach a bit down the river. We had our own beach front right in the campground.
We got a few scrapes on the hike, but nothing serious. As we were hiking back to our campsite, Calissa was in the middle of telling us a story and all of a sudden started screaming and holding the side of her neck. We didn't see anything get her, but as she took her hand away it looked like she had been stung by a bee. She continued to hold her shoulder as we continued back and finally we stopped again and "something" flew out from her shirt. She had gotten stung twice by what we assume was a bee. Poor Calissa. I don't think we even saw a bee the whole time we were there. They probably just bumped into each other and she squashed it in her neck. After getting back to camp we put some ice on it and she was fine 20 minutes later.
After lunch Andrew, Tina and Christopher arrived to camp with us. We helped them set up camp and then headed down to the river for some swimming.
It was a nice sandy beach area that was pretty shallow. There was an occasional submerged log that scratched some skin off, but it was a fun area to play.
You could take your rafts and boats up the river several hundred yards and float down. The current moved you, but not too fast so the kids had fun going up and down.
Travis and Calissa took the boat for a spin.
Calissa floating down. Trust me, it's her!
The boys playing.
Aunt Tina, Christopher, and Uncle Drew
Parker, Travis and Drew played some baseball game in the river. Travis kept having to go in the deeper water and try to swim back up the current. They had fun and it was funny to watch them try and swim against the current. They didn't want to kick too much because there were submerged branches under the water and didn't want to get hurt.
Conner building a cool waterway.
Calissa, Christopher and Conner in the boat.
Tina and I floated down the river to the day use beach area and then hiked back to camp. We only hit one log and Tina only lost her oar one time. We had a fun time trying to maneuver around the trees and branches in the river.
Here we are after dinner getting ready for s'mores. We got pretty dirty, but had a great time. We decided to go swimming once we got home to wash off the first layer of dirt before showering. It worked pretty well. Calissa didn't leave a ring around our tub, but she might have left one around the pool!
Here are Parker and Calissa wading in the river our first night there. Once we had unpacked and saw the river we decided to head back into town (Manteca) to buy a boat and float for the next day (oh, and some flashlights too because mom forgot to pack those!)
Friday morning we woke up and decided to take a hike. We hiked and explored for about two hours that morning. It was shady and not too hot. We found a day use beach a bit down the river. We had our own beach front right in the campground.We got a few scrapes on the hike, but nothing serious. As we were hiking back to our campsite, Calissa was in the middle of telling us a story and all of a sudden started screaming and holding the side of her neck. We didn't see anything get her, but as she took her hand away it looked like she had been stung by a bee. She continued to hold her shoulder as we continued back and finally we stopped again and "something" flew out from her shirt. She had gotten stung twice by what we assume was a bee. Poor Calissa. I don't think we even saw a bee the whole time we were there. They probably just bumped into each other and she squashed it in her neck. After getting back to camp we put some ice on it and she was fine 20 minutes later.
After lunch Andrew, Tina and Christopher arrived to camp with us. We helped them set up camp and then headed down to the river for some swimming.
It was a nice sandy beach area that was pretty shallow. There was an occasional submerged log that scratched some skin off, but it was a fun area to play.
You could take your rafts and boats up the river several hundred yards and float down. The current moved you, but not too fast so the kids had fun going up and down.
Travis and Calissa took the boat for a spin.
Calissa floating down. Trust me, it's her!
The boys playing.
Aunt Tina, Christopher, and Uncle Drew
Parker, Travis and Drew played some baseball game in the river. Travis kept having to go in the deeper water and try to swim back up the current. They had fun and it was funny to watch them try and swim against the current. They didn't want to kick too much because there were submerged branches under the water and didn't want to get hurt.
Conner building a cool waterway.
Calissa, Christopher and Conner in the boat.
Tina and I floated down the river to the day use beach area and then hiked back to camp. We only hit one log and Tina only lost her oar one time. We had a fun time trying to maneuver around the trees and branches in the river.
Here we are after dinner getting ready for s'mores. We got pretty dirty, but had a great time. We decided to go swimming once we got home to wash off the first layer of dirt before showering. It worked pretty well. Calissa didn't leave a ring around our tub, but she might have left one around the pool!Until next year ....
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