Celebrating 4 with 12 kids!

Last year we went camping to celebrate Matthew's birthday with 11 kids. This year we had 12! We went to the Lazy River at Granville with the Masts, Mabrys, and Brubakers again. We love this campground since it backs up to a little creek with rocks and fish. This creek occupied the kids for hours. They ended up muddy and dirty and wet but they had a great time.

Friends

All the kids

 We camped from Thursday - Sunday and had a fun, relaxing time. We now have 12 kids with us since Duane and Joy added baby Lucas. He is 4 months old and was a sweet little baby.

Friday morning Duane cooked us all pancakes and bacon using his new chuck box he made. The Masts got a new camper which looked amazing yet I managed to forget to get a picture. It had two slide outs which really made a difference inside. It didn't seem cramped at all.

Playing in the creek

 Friday night we celebrated Matthew's birthday. His request was white cupcakes with white frosting. I asked him what flavor and he kept saying "white". Finally the girls gave him a list of flavors and he picked lemon. He got several presents like tractors, trains, and a fire truck. He loved them all!

Happy Birthday Matthew

Duane and his chuck box

 On Saturday the campground had ziplining. Jenna watched the zipliners for awhile then decided she wanted to do it. She had a blast and apparently is not afraid of heights. She also said she wanted to do it again!

Jenna gearing up to do the zip line

An action shot

When we got home, we gave Matthew the rest of his presents. He got several new train tracks and the Thomas Roundhouse. This is a little house for the trains. He also got the Henry and James trains from Thomas. He will spend hours building track across our living room.

Matthew's new train tracks

We had a wonderful time camping for Matthew's birthday and being with friends all weekend. I hope we can continue this tradition every year. Happy 4th birthday Matthew!