RV There Yet?

It's nearly the end of June, and you have yet to see a decent run of summery days.  What do you do?  Pack up your bags, rent an RV, and go camping somewhere sunny, of course!  We recently joined the Freemans for a few days at Lake Wenatchee in an attempt to capture some old fashioned summer warmth.  Fortunately, it was nice weather; unfortunately, the mosquitoes were out in full force.  Also, while the weather was pleasant and warm at the campground, down by the water was fairly blustery and much cooler.  Not to be thwarted, our youngsters dressed in their swimming gear and we headed to the lake, expecting to swim.

Justyn bravely joined the kids as they dipped their feet in the chilly water.

Kellan was none too thrilled with the lake's conditions and asked Daddy to brave the waters with for him. ;-)

The only one who truly didn't mind the cold lake was Finley - what a waterbaby!

Thatcher was happy hanging out on shore, finding interesting sticks and throwing them into the lake.

Kellan tried to warm up under a towel with Mommy... but we needed a bigger towel.

The Freeman Clan, circa June 2012

Despite the nippy conditions, Kellan maintained a cheerful smile.

Of course, maybe it had simply been frozen that way.

We took a jaunt to Leavenworth one morning and enjoyed the Bavarian-themed atmosphere.  We spent time in a Christmas store, bought some jam, creamed honey, and candies, and stopped by Jared's favorite hot sauce shop, where he tested the hottest sauce they had and survived to tell the tale.  Before leaving, we had lunch at the Freemans' favorite bratwurst stand.

Kellan and Thatcher, hamming it up while waiting for their food.

Mommy and Kellan

I'm not sure who's the bad influence or if it's a shared title, but at nearly every meal we share out with the Freemans, Kellan and Thatcher end up under the table at some point.  I don't know why I thought it would be different in an al fresco situation...

A statue near the eating area featured a man playing an accordian and a dog dancing at his feet.  Kellan thought it was pretty funny to sit on the dog and pretend to ride it - as you can see, Finley thought it was silly, too.

We may have come home with a combined 13 mosquito bites (Justyn outmatched our combo single-handedly), but the trip was really fun.  As demonstrated by Kellan's three pocketfuls of sparkly rocks he HAD to take home and his "I don't want to go" meltdown just prior to our departure, I think he had a great time, too.  Hopefully, we'll have another chance to take pleasure in the great outdoors with the Freemans soon!