Last Campout of the Summer!

Summer was officially over on Friday, so we went camping! We enjoyed the Pine Village KOA in Leavenworth last time, so we went back up there! The weather was only slightly cooler!

Waiting for Brian and Kayla to come and play! 

Putting up our new gazebo. This one was very very cheap. Mark wants to get a nicer one for next year.  (oh, and if you did not realize it, Karen that was a Christmas hint)

Our campsite all set up.  I liked the gazebo!

Watching the fire as the sun set

Brian and his smore. He loves Smores!

The weekend we picked was also the Autumn Leaf Festival! How much fun is this going to be! Instead of the KOA breakfast, I saw the Lion's Club was holding a breakfast at their park in town.  Gotta support the local charities! The breakfast was great. 2 large pancakes, 2 eggs, ham, sausage, coffee and milk!  all for $5!  Lon ate his pancakes. To top it all off, parking was free. I asked if we had to move the car when the breakfast was over, the very nice Lion told me he would not tell, leave the car here. Save yourself the 10 dollar parking fee! extra special nice!

We were walking down the main street of town, we heard a voice. Young man, would you like to water some of the flowers? Water! Lon was so happy to help! He really enjoyed that. When he was done he wanted to know if G.G. would have been proud of him. Of course she would!

At the other end of the main street of town, they had bouncey houses set up. LOTS of them. Lon had a wonderful time bouncing with Kayla and Brian.

They had a climbing wall set up too. Brian tried it. Lon said he wanted to wait till he took the class at the Y.

There were two tries up the wall for your money. Brian did not want to try it again, so they let Chong try it. It is harder than it looks. Uncle Chong did great!

Waiting for the parade to start. I really wanted to see the parade! I had to get a hat for Lon and some sunscreen. I should have been a little better prepared. 

Color Guard and marching band from Fort Lewis (or is it Joint Base Lewis McCord now?) Lon saluted them since he is a tiger scout now. He was so proud of himself

It can't be a Bavarian Village without those long horns! They paused every so often and blew them. I can imagine they are very heavy things!

FLOATS!

A remote control dog!

We were all hot and tired and decided it was time to go back to the camp site for lunch.  Kayla is studying the tiger cookie. They were yummy!

While Michelle and I went to the grocery store to get some more water and garlic bread for dinner, the Dads and kids rented a cart! They had a great time. It was a serious workout for the Dads! After we got the groceries put away, we all went for a swim in the pool. That was fun.  I got into the hot tub!

Playing in the grassy common area!  We did not bring the ice cream maker this time. (sad)

Just roasted marshmallows after our pasta and meatball dinner!  Marshmallows are so yummy! The clouds were starting to roll in, it made it a warmer night. Sleeping was good that night.

While the Dads were breaking camp the next morning, we took the kids to the KOA breakfast. Lon and Brian are climbing the big hill while they wait.

Pancakes still rule! 

Can you find Brian and Lon! Playing in the woody area behind the campsite

We had lots of fun camping. We are sorry the summer is really over.  Looking forward to next summer. Our first camping will be back in Leavenworth in June while Mark goes rafting!