The Bunch Go Camping With Scouts

D helping T with his troops campfire skit.

T and L goofing off by the campfire at our site.

We just returned from Cooper Lake State Park. This time we went with our scout group and our group rented out the entire park. It was so much fun and such a different experience to realize I did not have to worry about the kids yelling and screaming through the park because EVERYONE had kids doing the same thing! We even felt comfortable enough to let our kids ride their bikes around the loop by themselves. The scouts put on campfire skits one night and they were really cute and entertaining. On Sunday morning, the venturing crew served breakfast for all 200 of us and then had a worship time. It was a lot of fun and we are looking forward to the spring camping trip. D has become the assistant Den Leader in T's troop and I have been teaching a badge for the past three weeks to their youngest group of American Heritage Girls. The dog did better than expected, but could only tolerate about an hour out at a time before she was ready for the safe and quiet confines of her kennel in the trailer. We almost left this time without the trailer keys, but luckily realized that right away. Overall, great trip. Next we will be heading to Nebraska to visit family for Thanksgiving. We won't be taking the trailer so hopefully we can make better time. We are super excited about visiting our family, though not necessarily the 12 hour drive.

The beach was not as nice as it was last time.

We found prints on the beach.

Making lunch.

On our way to the campfire skits and dessert buffet. We had SO much fun!

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