Day 10

Eli on his new chair 

We were up around 6:30.  Grandma came to sit with us.  We did some knitting and waited for our coffee.  Eli was the first up around 7:00.  He cuddled on my lap and then Daddy's.  Adam was next up.  Eli, Adam and I took a walk around the campground.  A lot of people are packing up today and we had fun looking for wood.  After breakfast we took a walk around the campground. Jacob gave Dennis and Marsha a tour of our new van.  We played some games of Uno. Daddy and Eli played checkers.  We took a walk around the campground and found a little wood.  After lunch we headed to Great Sand Bay.  We spent a few hours on the beach and had a lot of fun.  It was a warm day but the water was cold.  The kids played in the water and on the beach.  There were several frisbee a being thrown on the beach which Norman really wanted so Jared went to the van to get his.  We threw it not as far today because he was sore yesterday.  We stopped at the store for pops on our way back to camp.  The boys tried to trap the chipmunk while we made dinner.  We made a couple extra pizza's for Grandma and Grandpa.  After dinner we took a walk around the campground.  Adam let Jacob use his bike with gears which Jacob thought was fun.  The other boys were on their scooters.  Grandma and Grandpa came over to sit by the fire with us.  Dennis stopped by and wanted to try the scooter.  The boys went for a ride with him.  Jacob and Adam played Uno and then checkers until it was time to make s'mores.   I found a chair by the dumpster that just needed the arm sewn so I fixed it up for Eli.  He likes having a bigger chair now.  We went to bed after 10pm.

Day 9

Grandma and Jacob playing a game of dice.

More pancake supplies for Grandma

Daddy has small hands - haha

Chipmunk trapping

They caught the chipmunk!

Goodbye Chip!

Great Sand Bay

Taking a walk with some cute boys

Jared and I were up around 6:30. Jacob was off his bed and on the floor in his sleeping bag.  He woke up around 7am and said he was comfy on the floor.  We played Uno.  Then Grandma and Jacob played dice.  We took several walks around the campground this morning.  The boys played on their scooters and Eli rode his bike.  Then the boys went back to trapping the chipmunk.  Jared, Adam, and I went over to the fort for awhile and saw Battery D.  We walked through some of the buildings.  The boys were finally able to trap their chipmunk.  They were so excited!  Grandma was gone but they took it over to show Grandpa.  They watched it for a little while before letting it go.  They are excited  to try again.  After lunch we headed to Great Sand Bay.  The boys had lots of fun playing in the water and on the beach.  We also went to Eagle Harbor for a short time because the boys have wanted to see what that beach was like.  It was really busy there.  We headed to Dennis and Leslie's shop.  The boys wanted to say hi to Leslie and then planned to walk to the school playground.  Butters the cat was out on the deck so they stayed for awhile.  Then Adam and Eli walked over to the playground.  Jacob stayed with the cat and fed sunflower seeds to a chipmunk from his hand.  He was petting it with his thumb and thought that was really cool.  Back at camp we made fried rice and grilled cheese for dinner.  We took a walk around the campground and Eli rode his bike.  The boys played a wood block game with our neighbors.  We took another walk and Eli stayed to watch the game.  Dennis and Marsha arrived this evening.  We helped them set up their kids tent and unload their trailer.  Grandma and Grandpa came to sit by the fire with us.  Eli was chopping wood with the hatchet and he hit his hand on the wood and scratched it.  He said, "This world is beating me up!"  The boys and I took a walk around the campground. We were going to take Norman with us but he was limping.  We got to bed around 10:30.

Day 8

Leslie made this cute purse for me from our handspun Romney wool! I LOVE it!!

They caught a chipmunk but it got away before the lid was on.

Watching the duck and ducklings

Getting tips from Grandpa on trapping the chipmunk

Jared and I were up around 6:30 and  Eli woke up around 7:00.  He and Daddy went on a scooter ride .  Eli found a rock he wanted to show Grandpa.  It was tiny and he dropped it on his walk over to their site.  He made a circle around where he thought it dropped but he never did find it.  Jacob woke up and sat with us for awhile.  Then he took Norman for a walk.  After breakfast we took a walk and found some firewood.   Adam rode by with his scooter and asked if we needed help.  He hauled the pile of wood back for us on his scooter.  We went over to the fort to watch Battery D.  After lunch we headed to 10-foot. The boys had so much fun!  There was a log in the water that they were pretending was their ship.  It felt so nice and cool there.  Jared and I took turns relaxing in the hammock.  On the way back to camp we stopped for goodies at the Jampot.  We called my parents and they had a huge surprise for us.  Our well pump broke and we didn't think it could be fixed. So we've been using city water from the house. They surprised us and had it fixed so we have well water again!  Thank you Mom and Dad!!!  We stopped at the shop to visit with Leslie and she gave me this beautiful purse made from our handspun wool! Thank you Leslie!!!  We got back to camp and made pizza's for dinner.  The boys tried to trap a chipmunks.  They started with a pickle jar and some dog food.  Then someone gave them some tips and they came back asking for a box.  We didn't have any boxes but we found a tote that they could use.  They propped the tote up with a stick which had yarn tied to it.  They sat patiently and waited.  The chipmunk kept getting out before the tote closed. Grandpa suggested that they use a shorter stick. After that they caught it three times but it escaped as they tried to get the lid on.  Jared and I brought our air mattress out to see if we could find the leak.  We end up on the ground during the night.  We found the leak and worked on patching that.  Grandma and Grandpa came to sit with us by the fire while the boys were still trapping.  Grandma made the boys some popcorn. Then we had them put the trap away for the night and come sit by the fire with us.  We made s'mores.  We went to bed around 10:30.  There was a huge spider on the lantern right by our bed.  Yikes!  Jared got it.