July 19, 2007

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    Melones Lake



    #2 Camping/Fishing Adventure for Summer 2007

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    Cole & my mom helping put up my tent                                                 
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    "Hey!  Where'd everyone go?" - Ainsley checking out the back door!
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    2 Burger King Princesses and a Prince Daddy
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    CAN YOU SAY MUD!?!?!?!
    The lake was dropping close to a foot every day so what was left at the shore line? 
    Here is Ainsley with her nice clean swim clothes on . . . and her RUBBER BOOTS?  Oh yah, my sister, Rachel was afraid of there being rattle snakes around so thought rubber boots would be good -- well, not IN the water Ainsley!
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    Of course her feet get stuck and she loses her balance!  I almost lost my balance so I barley got her head in this pic plus I was laughing so hard!
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    What does my weirdest nephew Wade do?  ROLLS in it!!  I knew I had to get a picture fast since his mom would soon be telling him
    "GET OUT OF THERE!!!!"
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    Doesn't this boat seem a LITTLE small for this trailer???
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    Monte took us for a boat ride and we jumped in and swam while he fished ... low and behold he DID catch one with us swimming around!
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    Don't we need to cook that first, Lane?!
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    Ainsley checking out the little "doggy" door?
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    The whole gnarly crew! (Notice Rachel has the nice trailer and I have the "3-man" tent!!!)  ha!
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    Ainsley showing off the dirt in her mouth after one of her MANY falls!
    We would ask her, "HOW many times have you fallen?!"  And she would always reply "Five" - ha!
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    We spent LOTS of time in the water - like 3 days worth!  Never enough sunscreen on trips like this!  3 - 4 weeks later my legs started to peel!
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    Cole running into the water. For some reason they all thought this was just thrilling to do.
    I must admit - I did NOT try it so I really don't know what I was missing . . . ??


    Nephew Wade on the slip n slide


    I was kickin' back with my neice Kendra while the boys and Ainsley had water fights


    Monte's "Boat Hair"!                                                                          
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    Some of the smaller fish we cleaned and ate! My dad caught a 13 lb large mouth one night - but of course, he threw it back - I'll have to get a pic of that from my mom .  This is my hubby and Daddy for those of you who don't know.
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    The guys playing cards                                                                          
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    Lane and Cole practicing their swing, since they both had tournaments soon!
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    Ainsley & I in our tent we borrowed from G'ma Barbara - we now have an 8-person tent - since we found out a 3-man tent doesn't REALLY mean it fits 3 people!!!  So hopefully the 8-person tent will fit the 3 of us and our stuff!  Monte slept out on a cot by our door when he would get in @ 1 - 2 am from night fishing.
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    Wade getting some "air" from Uncle Monte
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    Eating some good grub!  Fresh fish, fried potatoes, .....   wait - maybe this was burrito night?
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    Auntie Rachel feeding the varmints cantaloupe!
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Comments (10)

  • FUN!  It looks like fun to me (until I get out there).  I am  a wimp.  I do not like water I can't see thru. BTW, how did Lane catch that fish?  with his hands?

  • I loved looking at all your pictures!  Looks like y'all had fun! 

  • Looks like fun fun times:sunny:

  • Looks like you guys had a great time! I'm not so sure about the mud part but other than that it looks like a good time!! :lol: :lol::sunny:

  • I couldn't see my family ever doing something like that. When we were kids we would go to the lake with my grandma and grandpa. They had a cabin. It had electricity, but no phone or water. There was an old outhouse to use. My dad would never go because he said that is how things were when he was growing up and he didn't consider it a vacation! ha :lol:

    Looks like a wonderful time! :sunny:

  • RYC: Yep, we (me and the boys) watched all the videos without any problems. They were really cute! Levi loved 'em!:sunny:

  • I miss camping in Cali and family.  The high mountains are my favorite.  Jawbone Creek! Yeah!

  • Looks like you all had a lot of fun!! RYC: Yes Nan was there plus Carly and her hubby Aubree and his brother and her fiance. There were a few more--but this year there wasn't as many people and some weren't coming till the end of the week. We had such a great groupsite right next to the bathrooms which is very important when your 7mths pregnant!!

  • RYC:  I took your advice!!! :goodjob: I changed the program on the elliptical machine to the weight loss workout program instead of manual. WHEEEWW!  My muscles are sore. So hopefully changing that up will kickstart something.

  • I wish we would have had more time to visit while we were camping.  There were so many there, and so many things going on, I feel like I didn't get to visit with everyone very much.  I have my pictures on my Kodak Gallery.  The pics of the singing were so-so, but you can tell who everyone is.  If you would like to view the album, send me a message with your e-mail address.  I thought I had it, but I don't. 

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