the weekend

We decided to avoid our my fears (moving, rentals, etc.) and escape for a one night camping trip about an hour north of us in St. Maries, Id.  It was ... in someways... just what we needed.  Saturday afternoon we loaded up the car with an unreasonable amount of equipment and set off to the woods.  We had a nice little camping spot in Heyburn State Park and were very pleased we decided to bring the insect screen canopy to put over the picnic table - the mosquitoes have nothing on the east coast... but there managed to be several hungry buggers that thought Isabelle tasted lovely...

We managed a little nature walk Saturday evening and on our drive back to our campsite we spotted a moose gulping some water on the lakes' edge.  Sunday we woke up -  practiced some team building skills... our tent is massive and easy to put up...but taking down and packing takes patience...especially when someone forgets to take the car keys out of the inside pocket......Isabelle even gets in on the "team building" by laying on the tent to get rid of the huge air pockets.

our campsite

isabelle getting all the air out of the tent

After the car was packed we spent the rest of the morning and early afternoon at a little sandy beach on the lake.  Isabelle loved playing in the water, throwing rocks, and splashing cold lake water on mama.

Back to reality: moving quotes, rentals outside our budget, and work....bleh.