Admittedly, I really didn't take too many pictures while camping with Daisy and Darin's family last week. I was enjoying just kicking back and relaxing, and I still haven't quite got the hang of shooting in full-on sun. But I do have a few to share.
The drive over was ok. We stopped in North Bend to get out of the car and walk at a "park". Well, to Miss Daisy a "park" equals play area, and this park only had a trail and grass. So we had to make due with a game of find the coolest stick before getting back in the car.
Next stop was Cle Ellum for lunch at Subway where Daisy was just delightful. They didn't have any high chairs so she just sat in a big-girl chair and ate all her lunch. She did offer a running commentary on the people who entered the restaurant, though. I'm finding it amusing that every woman lately is a "mama" and every guy is a "papa".
The last leg of our trip I was hoping Daisy would nap, but that was just not to be. Instead I had a cranky toddler in the backseat that made concentrating on the curves of Blewitt Pass a little more difficult. And when we arrived at the campsite Daisy was having so much fun with her cousins and Aunts and Gran that a nap just wasn't gonna happen. But it was okay, because she stayed in a pretty good mood until bedtime.
Smart Gran even figured out a way to give Daisy her nightly bath.
The best part of family reunions are the kids getting to play with their relatives. Here Daisy and her cousin Quentin are enjoying some splash time in the pool.
They made up this game that involved them splashing in the pool, then running to the other end of the campsite and back, all the while shrieking like mad men. (Actually, they kinda sounded like seagulls.)
Here she is with Grandpa giving her cousin Israel's bike a try, but couldn't quite reach the pedals. Hopefully next year she'll have her very own ride-on toy like all the big kids.
And Gran and Daisy playing at the beach.
But by far Daisy's favorite person at the reunion was Darin's cousin Anna. (Not sure how that makes the two of them related.) Daisy would follow her around and ask about her 100 times if she wasn't. The two of them playing together was really very sweet.
We really had a great time camping; there's nothing like doing it with kids! And here's to hoping we can take a trip with Darin in the fall!
Great pictures. Daisy's hair is really getting long!
Posted by: Jen | July 04, 2009 at 08:01 PM
great pix! Darin's cousin to Daisy would be Daisy's first cousin once removed.
Posted by: Michelle | July 05, 2009 at 08:02 PM