annual 4th of july oregon camping trip!

whew! we're back :) it was a great camping trip. the first two days were tough. dave and i were ready to call it quits and head home but we hated to leave on a bad note (caleb fussy, sleeping arrangements tricky and did not go as planned!, bummed out hikes, etc.)but i'm soo glad we stuck it out. the second two days ended up being wonderful and well worth the 20 hours of driving, the hours spent packing and baking and preparing! we ended up going on some beautiful hikes. we dealt with the tricky sleep situation...caleb started to come out of his funk, and we had a good time and by thursday i didn't even want to leave. lucas was happy i would say 95% of the entire trip and when caleb wasn't in a funk he was having fun too. it is always worth all the hard work to create these memories with our family. growing up, i loved our summer camping trips every year. i never knew how much work my mom and dad put into it...and same goes for dave's parents. but i do now. and even though it is hard on mom and dad, it is totally worth it to see our children enjoy themselves and to create lasting memories with them!!

so here is a video i made of our trip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=J9R0Zo96Wgw