Camping Trip

This weekend Levi went on his first camping trip. We were invited by Joel and Kelly to join them and some of Kelly's family and her family's in-laws down at the Lake of the Ozarks. The weather was amazing- mid to low 70s- which is highly unusual for Missouri in July and made things all the more enjoyable. We had a great time, especially Levi. The only problem was that he did not want to sleep. The tent was just too much fun to settle down at night or for naps. He went on his first hike, first boat ride, and his first cave exploration. Little cousin Ben was initially unhappy about the cave tour but then entertained us all with his whoops and hollers. Levi and Ruby, the spunky spelunkers, especially enjoyed getting to hold the special lanterns. Levi exited the cave even dirtier than when he went in. Ruby was a litle disappointed that she didn't get to see more bats. I was not.

Here are a few pictures- unfortunately my camera battery died so I only got a few.

Before we left, Daddy and Levi set up the tent in the front room to test it out. The three of us slept in there on a shared air mattress. Not exactly roomy.
Ben had so much fun on the beach!

These two are so cute interacting with each other- lots of kisses and hugs.

They share a love of dirt and rocks.