camping with friends, dogs & marshmallows

Last weekend we went camping with friends at Comlara Park, which is just about 15 minutes north of town

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The weather was as perfect as camping weather gets!

And we just hung out and enjoyed it!

We cooked "hots" or "brawt dogs" for dinner - that's what Kevin said when he mixed up brats & hot dogs! Haha! :)

The first day of camping Callie is a big scardy cat and stays right next to us, but by the second day she's out exploring anything and everything.

Annie spent some quality relaxation time in the hammock.

Cute pic of "ZoZo" - it was her first time camping!

Bryce made a supply run for everybody, thanks Bryce!

The campfire was sooo pretty

With a fire this good we definately took advantage and had some smores!

Ok Ok, quite trying to drag it out of me... I had 2 smores and 8 more marshmallows

Geez, I was camping, marshmallow are what you're supposed to eat when camping!

It was also Harley's first camping trip, he really LOVED camping.

Here he's chasing a spider across the campsite!

And of course I couldn't leave out a pic of Mia :)

It was a really fun camping trip, can't wait to do it again!

Annie took some fun jumping pics & couple pics; check them out here

 

camping & climbing in the wild

This past weekend we went camping & climbing with our good friends, Sam & Rich.

Here are a few of my favorite pics of the weekend:

Sam was wonderful and made all the food for us the whole weekend!

Mia loves being outside and especially wanted to play with all the horses she saw

This was Kevin's first time climing outside - I think he wants to go again!

Mia & Callie didn't want to be left behind so they tried to climb too!!!

I didn't do any climbing. I just sat and knitted (more on that later), napped, read, and played with the doggies. It was so relaxing!!!

Hobbes (Sam & Rich's second child doggie) didn't like not being able to climb either

The weather was absolutely perfect - I'm so glad we got in one more camping weekend before we're shut indoors for the winter.

Doggie Bath Time!

If you can remember all the way back to Memorial Day weekend you'll remember that it was not the perfectly clear and sunny weekend the weathermen told us it would be. You might also remember that we went camping Sunday evening... with the doggies.

Let me share an interesting fact with you:    muddy ground = muddy dogs = muddy everything!


Given this re-discovered fact, we decided to stop by the Super Pantry Gas Station & Car Wash on Towanda Barnes Rd. to check out their dog wash.

It was a really nice set-up with 2 dog washing stations in a contained, but well ventilated area. And it was so nice not have to worry about cleaning up a messy bathroom at home, BUT it cost us $11 to get Mia cleaned and mostly dry and that's a bit steep for me. Admittedly, she was a lot muddier than usual and she is a rather large dog (115lbs), but she is so well behaved it would be almost just as easy to wash her down with the garden hose. Also, the dogs still have to climb 3 larger steps to get into the dog wash which makes it nice that you don't have to bend over when washing, but it's just as hard as trying to get a big dog into the bathtub (at least with Mia it was).


This is a picture I found online, but it's pretty much what the dog wash looked like...






To summarize:  My review is mixed. If you don't want the mess at home it's a great option, but considering the price it won't be an option we use very often.



Callie got her bath in the tub when we got home and I had a video clip of how crazy she goes after a bath, but my clip won't work so here's just a random pic of how cute she is!

 

Moraine View Camping

We went camping for a night over Memorial day weekend at Moraine View State Park. It was lots of fun, a little muddy, and I took zero pictures. I appologize immensly :(

Moraine View was a fun place to camp, especially in the company of friends! We did the primitive camping and it only costs $6 a night. You can even gather the fallen wood for your fire, making this one of the cheapest camping options in this area. They have some beautifully wooded camp sites that make you feel like you're on your own, but aren't a horribly far walk either.

Here are a few pictures I stole from Annie's facebook... thanks Annie!

 

 


Up next... a doggie car wash and why dogs only stay clean for 5 tiny seconds!!