2nd Annual Christmas Camping Trip

What a fun Christmas week we have had! It started with the usual Christmas morning present time and ended with our 2nd annual Christmas camping trip. Everyone was all smiles as we opened our gifts and saw what we got. The girls got new bikes, Andrew got his hunting camo (we gave it to him last month and he was happy to "get it again" Christmas morning) I got my iPad and Troy got his rifle. That's just to name the "big" gifts!! In the afternoon we had our prime rib and Norwegian klub and sat around enjoying a relaxing evening. The next day Troy had to work until noon. When he got home, we threw our last minute gear into the boat and headed out to Piper Island Cabin, where we stayed until Wednesday. We had such a fun time that we can't wait until next year to do it again! This blog is loaded with pictures which might make you feel as if you were there with us! Enjoy the show.....

nelly poses in her new jammies.....

andrew lost his eye in the fun...
meg loves her new coloring book...

my new iPad-yeah!...

first thing we did when we arrived at piper was cut fire wood.

troy holds the light while kris cuts...

somewhere in there are the guys...

andrew was ready and willing to chop wood...

we woke up the first morning to a fresh blanket of snow.

meg was so happy to be out in it - our first snow of the season...

it was still snowing...

the snow dance...

why does snow taste so good?...

snow makes everything so peaceful...

a quiet mooring...

piper island cabin...

the water was so calm....

yes, you even have to shovel snow off the boat!.

looking towards fish bay...

piper island cabin...

three little kids we found...

smile nelly, it's snowing!.....

the family photo...

troy loads his magazine...

teaching andrew how to lean in to the gun...

troy's new toy...

watch out!...

andrew, what are you thinking?...

are you supposed to smile when you shoot?...

you're goin' down....

and then it was time for a snowball fight...

wonder who he was targeting?...

duck!...

look out megan!...

troy winds up...

the girls on an ambush...

nelly, you better run....

a truce was called...

you should brush your teeth, even when camping...

time for a fire...

feel the warmth...

deep in thought....

oh, that is what was on his mind!...

now that's a fire!...

sitting around the fire...

troy inside the cabin...

heading up to the loft...

time for a christmas cookie...

troy breaks down his AR-15...

"will i get it back together right?"...

time for a little skip-bo...

nelly warms her hands by the fire...

time to warm my hands too...

a little cribbage by candlelight...

game time...

cozy in the loft...

nelly hoping to come inside....

"please can i come in?"....

time to dry some clothes...

waiting for a pick-up on the beach...

we got off the boat to sneak up on one of the many deer we saw,

but it ran off before we could shoot it.....

land otter tracks....

nelly was excited to see the otter tracks....

nelly and her dad.....

a princess in the middle...

looking for deer...

"hey guys, do you see anything?".....

the kids keep their eyes peeled for deer...

i love my sister....

megan and mr. foglia...

a half moon...

the mountains were beautiful....

majestic....

we enjoyed the cold, clear day....

"The heavens declare the glory of God, the skies

proclaim the work of His hands...."

Have a blessed 2011