A couple weekends ago we traveled up to the great land that is called Yosemite. Ahhh...I think I could have stayed up there til the end of summer, and then some. I love being in the mountains! And I LOVED being unplugged. Seriously. Could not care one bit that I couldn't update my Facebook or Instagram.
Half of my childhood was spent wandering in the mountains or being on a boat in the lake. My parents had a cabin up at Shaver Lake-and I SO wish we still had it! I enjoyed going up there so much-but as my sister and I got older and went off to college it just wasn't realistic to keep it at that time. So this trip was a real treat for me!
We went with my roommate from college, Emily, and her cute little family.
Her husband's brother also showed up with his girlfriend and doggy. They were a lot of fun to get to know :)
And last but not least, the Sarr's joined us on this epic camping trip!
Pit stop: lunch time!
Yep, your eyes aren't fooling you, all three of us girlies are definitely preggo!
Jenna: 25 weeks, Me: 35 weeks, Emily: 28 weeks
Yes, we are slightly insane-but it was SO worth it! I was a little sluggish the first day, but quickly acclimated to everything. Yes, I was WORN OUT each day-but I have to give a HUGE shout out (do people even say that anymore? Shout out! What What) to my amazing, wonderful, hunk of a husband! He helped SO MUCH with Charleigh. It's not easy camping with a two year old, next to a river, in the middle of the woods. I realized how much I take her playing on her own, in a contained space, with her toys, for granted most of the time. Finally we realized she could explore in the car for about an hour each morning, and not have one of us chasing after her every 2 seconds yelling "no char char", "yucky char char", "that doesn't go in your mouth char char", "come back please Charleigh". Ha.....and the list goes on and on. So that saved us for some of the day.
As well as this gem.
Ahhhhhh serenity.
We got so blessed by this campsite, seriously. We didn't get any of the ones we had planned on getting-but I now know that was God watching out for us...especially us preggo ladies ;) This site was a panic, all they had left, let's just get SOMETHING, decision. And WOW. When we arrived I was stunned. It butted up to a river, which I was worried about at first, but once I saw it-and all the people floating down it-I was "happy, happy, happy". Especially since the temp was 90+ in the afternoons. We would all go for our afternoon swim-and it was glorious! It also helped keep all the kiddos occupied.
What a blessing in disguise!
Eventhough I was 35 weeks pregnant-and completely exhausted by the end of this trip-I wouldn't change a thing. It was such a fun trip!
Lot's of dirt!
Our solution? Baths in the ice chests of course!
Next summer we are planning to visit Bend, OR. No kiddos this time ;) Just a little adult trip. Emily and I would like to continue to meet up once a year (at least), and do every other with kids-and the off years without. Sounds good to me!
I would like to go back to this little treasure of a place though. When we got into town I asked Jon "Is it weird that I want to go back?...like right now?" He laughed-but agreed. It was a fun adventure! Can't wait to get back into the mountains again! They are calling my name :)
Thank you Hobbs and Sarr's for making this trip that much more special!! Love you all!
