Today we got up and headed straight down to the river to splash around! We're loving the low tide and slow current. It was a perfect morning. 

                           

                            

Even Daddy got in and did some kayaking! And I swam along with him.

                           

                           

                             

   

Then we came up and dried out in the sun a little bit.

   

                            

We had some lunch in the kitchen with all our friends!

   

And saw this little guy. What a pretty moth!

                            

Then it was time for our group tubing trip down the river! The trailer took all the inner tubes down to our drop spot, then we all got in vehicles so they could drop us off!

                            

Over 30 of us went on the tubing trip for this round! All the soon to be 7th graders decided to head down the river together!

                             

                            

   

Hunter and I decided to tie up to Daddy's tube and Jax tied up to Mama!

                            

                            

Then we were off...down the river we go! It was a gorgeous day!

                 

                             

                            

                             

It was so much fun navigating down the river. Some spots were super deep, others we could walk along! The water was great and it was so much fun!

                            

                            

   

   

                             

   

   

We even got out and splashed around a bit here and there. That was awesome too!

                             

                            

                             

                             

After tubing we came back and dried off and got clean clothes on and started some evening fun!

                             

                             

We did some badminton, football, corn hole, etc, etc!

   

Daddy and Mama checked out the yurt that they were gonna switch to but oddly, our pop up camper's beds are bigger and have more space for us to sleep so we decided to stay put. But next time we're requesting a yurt! It sure is pretty!

                              

We played some cards in the kitchen with some friends and had some snacks!

   

                            

                             

                             

                            

   

Then it was time for another amazing dinner! Mr. Doherty made pulled pork for everyone and it was delicious! Everyone's bellies were happy!

   

   

   

                              

   

                             

                             

   

   

Once it started getting dark we got to the exciting part of the night! We got to play with some glow sticks and some colorful sparklers!

                             

                              

                             

                             

                            

                            

                            

                            

                             

Then the bigger kids and adults got to shoot off some Roman Candles. They were AWESOME! I'm glad I got to shoot some off!

                             

                             

                            

                             

                              

Then the adults set up the big fireworks way across the field from all of us and started to set them off. They were beautiful and like real fireworks. It was AWESOME!

                           

                             

                             

                           

Everyone had such an awesome time. Nothing but fun, fun, fun!

 

The big kids played some spoons in the kitchen. Jax and Finn joined us for a bit before going and running around on their own.

   

And the adults did some playing of their own! Lots of flip cup going on! Mama is a pro!

                             

   

   

And Peter and I stayed up playing cards and battleship until 2am!!! It was an awesome night. We had so much fun.

 

Today we packed up and hit the road to Three Otters Eco Retreat in Great Cacapon, West Virginia! 

 

When we got there we checked into our digs for the weekend. The same pop up camper that we stayed in before so we knew exactly what we were getting in to! Thankfully it is just the right size for our family and fits us all perfectly!

   

   

As soon as we dropped our things we got on our suits and headed down to the river! The tide was super low and the current was moving pretty slowly so it was perfect for splashing around!

                            

Some of our other neighbors and schoolmates were already there exploring, kayaking and playing with their dogs!

   

And then our friend Hunter arrived and we all played together too. It was so much fun!

   

                              

                             

   

   

                             

                             

                             

I got to do some kayaking! I love it out there and the water was easy to maneuver this time. It wasn't moving very fast and it was just pure fun!

                             

                              

                              

   

It was a beautiful, warm evening and Mama got some great pictures of us all frolicking!

                             

                              

                               

                            

                            

                              

                             

                           

Later we got up to shore and dried off. Daddy and Mr. Dewey were in charge of grilling our dinner! Tonight we were having burgers, hot dogs, kielbasa, potato salad, caesar salad, chips and condiments. We had a ton of food and it was all great!

                             

   

We played some corn hole and slap ball and ran around out in the field.

   

Then Mr. Ott got the fire started so that the s'mores making could commence for dessert!

   

                             

S'mores brings everyone together! The little kids and the big kids all came to roast their marshmallows!

                            

                            

                             

                            

                            

It was so much fun and the s'mores were PERFECTION!

                            

                             

                            

Some of us had more than our share! Hey, you only live once!

                            

Later we headed back to the camper to settle in for the night. It was comfy and cozy...once Daddy removed the rather large wolf spider from inside...then we could sleep. And sleep we did. We were some comfortable, sleepy boys!

 

 Today was a pretty chill day. I got to make a banana chocolate chip bread all by myself with Mama while we got ready to pack for our trip! It was fun!