The Lake just got a little Deeper

Well, as is tradition for Mother's Day weekend, we spent the weekend with my in-laws at the lake.  This is the annual kickoff for camping.  We spend a few days pretending that it is warm enough to venture into the mountains and getting just close enough to feel like we are there.  I swear you never know what kind of weather we will get.  Many times we get sunburns, quickly followed by an evening of frostbite in our tent.  This year with the new little man, we did not want to be left out, but like I said, it is difficult to take a newborn camping when the temperatures dip below freezing.

The wife's aunt allowed us to "camp out" in the extra bedroom they have which is only about a 10 minute drive from the lake.  Definitely worth the trip to have just a little bit of sleep.  The big kids slept in the bunk beds in Grandma's camper.  We returned this morning, with better sleep and bearing gifts of Starbucks, in case others didn't sleep.

All around, definitely a great trip.  The kids' 2 yr old cousin was there and this was the first time there has been another kid to play with and annoy.  One of the uncles brought his boat and the kids pretty much thought that was the best thing...ever.  I mean besides, candy and the oreo meals they get to have when no one is watching.  Roma is a boat driving machine and Liam, the eternal perfectionist, didn't think he was doing it right.

I was glad that we decided to go up, and also glad we skipped the tent camping, since there was definitely frost this morning.  The kids always spend half of the time creating some sort of mud waterfall, so the kids always come back with a trash bag full of wet clothes and snow boots.  Hey, we live in CO, there is little rain, and a lot more snow, so we make do with what we have.