It was suppose to be 80* and sunny the entire time, but the weatherman lied. It was gorgeous when we showed up Friday. Saturday it got to maybe 65 and rained off and on all day. It seriously poured at one point!! Sunday there was no rain and the sun did came out, but it only got to about 70*. And, of course, it was gorgeous when we left Monday, haha! I definitely did not pack enough pants and sweatshirts for anyone. Despite the wonky weather, we made the best of it and had a great time. You never know what you're going to get camping in June.
The kids spent hours kayaking and fishing. Anthony and Aydrin even caught fish! Anthony was so excited to finally catch one after trying all weekend! The boys even cleaned, filleted, and cooked their fish. They were pretty tasty! Even though the weather was less than ideal half the time, there was still a fair amount of swimming. There was also parkouring on the logs, tree climbing, snacking (lots and lots of snacking!!), joke-telling, walking, hop-scotching, and much relaxing around the fire. I pretty much lived by the fire. It's nice having the kids be older, they're able to go off and be safe together as a group while us adults can remain at camp, with a watchful ear on things, to relax and chat together.
It's always hard to say goodbye to Timothy Lake, but saying bye is made a bit easier with a trip to our favorite cookie and ice cream place on the way home!
I love being able to camp in June right after the kiddos get out of school. Camping is a super fun way to kick off summer! Even though this past school year has been an odd one, and the kiddos have been homeschooling since March due to covid so they didn't get that fun "last day of school, first day of summer" feeling, we still had our usual deep sigh as Mt. Hood came into view.
More camping to come! We've got a camping trip to Lost Lake planned for next month, a trip back to Timothy Lake in August, and two more camping trips to Timothy Lake in September.
With love,
Mama Hauck
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