Camping with the Coopers (2)

More from our camping trip...

Still recovering from the fire years ago.

View on the drive.

Asleep...

...awake.

We found a sign.

We found a fence too.

Quinn was getting crazy toward the end.

Her BFF on the trip.

How every camping trip ends.

Camping with the Coopers (1)

Lucky us, we squeezed in another camping trip this summer, this time with the Coopers (we've camped with them before here and here). It was just me and Quinn this time as Dillon had a school activity she didn't want to miss. I'm not sure Quinn actually likes camping--she definitely doesn't like the buggies.

Dirty camping selfie.

Strolling through the meadow.

She saw the boys shirtless and thought "equality!"

Nice to breathe in the trees.

Quinn's first attempt at rock climbing.

Sister Kitty came along too.

America: Hot Dogs for Every Man, Woman and Child (2)

And some pix on the golf course. Some people had a snow cone machine and were happily handing them out to any children passing by (i.e., Dillon and Quinn). If you want to see some pix from years past, look here and here.

Free range children.

Quinn was not a willing participant.

Annual wild animal photo.

Snow cones!

Michelles Go Camping (2)

More from our Memorial Day Weekend camping trip!

Enjoying the Pacific Crest Trail.

Pine cone mobiles.

You are here.

Quinn's wake up face.

Campfire secrets.

Zonked.

Michelles Go Camping (1)

I have a friend at church--also named Michelle--who loves camping, so we started off the summer with a weekend at Mt. Laguna. It was quite chilly, but we were toasty in our new tent (yes, I finally bought one).

Dillon is ready to start the day.

Braiding Melinda's hair...sort of.

Beautiful Cleveland Forest.

Warming up by the campfire.

Collecting pine cones.

Taking a chilly morning walk.

Flowers. Lots and Lots of Flowers (Part 3)

I remember being so tired by the end of this day!

Love this field of red.

These ice creams were a real comedy show.

Quinn waved to everyone we passed on our tractor ride.

That's a shot of genuine joy right there!

Flowers. Lots and Lots of Flowers (Part 2)

More flowers! More pollen! More pistils and stamens!

A lovely bunch of reds.

Four people in a selfie!

Stopping to smell the flowers.

Pretending to be the flowers.

I have so many flowers photos!

Flowers. Lots and Lots of Flowers (Part 1)

Grandma came to visit a little while ago and I thought it would be fun to visit the Carlsbad Flower Fields again. We hadn't been since Dillon was a baby and threw up on herself in the car--memories! So get ready for A LOT of flower pictures.

Such a pretty color palette.

A crazy outfit with accessories my mom brought with her.

Gorgeous orange.

And yellow tinged with orange.

The kind of picture they will probably hate when they're older!

Lenten Bonfire

We were lucky enough to head out to Naval Air Station North Island on Coronado for a lenten bonfire. Not so lucky? It was pretty darn cold...we wore snow jackets!

Burn, baby, burn.

Sweater from the Craig Collection.

She's bundled up good!

Sharing or fighting?

Go Fly a Kite!

Over a recent three-day weekend, we headed to Mission Beach for a very chilly day in the sand. Quinn and Dillon both flew a kite for the first time ever!

Four eyes.

Quinny wearing another of Craig's old sweaters.

Sometimes this is what kite-flying looks like.

Quinn + Dillon = team work!

And a video of the kite flying in action (kind of). [Song is "Straighten Up and Fly Right" by Natalie Cole.]