Camping at Green Mountain Reservoir Aug 22-23 2008

Towards the end of August we went camping with friends at Green Mountain Reservoir near Silverthorne, CO. We wanted to camp near water--which in this case meant no trees-- We usually camp in the mountains and forests so this was a little different--but still fun~ Christy and Archie, Jeff, Tammy, and Caden, our family, and 2 other families that were friends with the Goodells came! The other couples took off right after breakfast so we did not get any pics of them!

These are pictures of the sunset from our campsite Friday Evening~ We loved the colors!

We borrowed the Weaver's Canoe and Archie brought his sailboat. We had a lot of fun in the water and enjoyed the sailing lessons with Archie!

Coleman was crazy and wanted to go swimming in the FREEZING water!

He thought Makadie would enjoy taking a dip too! She was not too fond of the hanging over the water trick though!

She was okay as long as she had a firm grip on Daddy!

Coleman finally coaxed me into the water! He wanted to dunk me---but I would not let him! Luckily he is more afraid of me than he wanted to give in to Jeff cheering him on the bank to dunk me! It was cold enough holding onto Coleman and sharing the warmth of his body! (Oh yah--we know that we are WHITE!!)

Caden enjoyed exploring and playing in the dirt!

Makadie loved the sailboat! She did not get to go sailing but she enjoyed just being on it!

Makadie was able to go in the canoe and thought this was the best thing in the world! She kept asking if she could "peddle all by myself"~ She just laughed and shrieked and had a great time!

Rob and Jess came up on Saturday to play! They also brought their dog who enjoyed the canoe as well!

Anika enjoyed splashing on the shore! The water was way too cold for her liking to take a real dip~ Tammy had fun splashing with her!

Christy and Archie also brought a shade structure! It did get pretty warm on Saturday and we got creative on how we could all sit in the shade!


The only negative part of the trip was the crazy wind during the night! It was so strong and loud blowing on the tents that it was impossible to sleep! Thankfully Makadie and Caden slept just fine! The adults and Anika on the other hand were glad when the sun came up because at least we could get up! Everyone was exhausted by the end of the camping trip and I am sure we all slept wonderfully Saturday night in our own comfy beds without any wind!!

It was a quick but fun weekend! Thanks to everyone for coming and creating memories with us!