Somewhere in Kilgore

Our neighbors, the Thurgoods, invited us to go camping with them somewhere in Kilgore near their family cabin. It was they first time the kids and I had camped there. The night sky was amazing!! So many stars.

Mason was king of the hill

 

Their oldest daughter Jaycee had the trailer gate fall and split her head open. We watched the other two while they took her back down into the valley for stitches. I told them from now on when they invite us anywhere they all have to wear helmets because last time they invited us Landon (the dad) fell and split his head open.

 

My boys

 

We went on a hike up the hill. Gavin was being such a poser!

 

The rest of the kids wanted to be like Gavin so they all (except Mason of course) climbed up on the rocks and wanted to be in a picture too

 

The kids loved playing in the rocks on the road. I got the toy bucket out and they built a zoo for the animals.

 

Jaycee (all fixed up), Chloe and Brinley

 

We went for a ride and stopped at a creek for the kids to play. They were throwing rocks in to see who could make the biggest splash. Gavin found a big rock that he could hardly carry.

 

It made a huge splash. He also threw another one in while I was down by the waters edge and it splashed all over me. He thought it was so funny!

 

Mason found a big dead bird in the water and worked and worked to get it unstuck

 

He finally did and was so excited

 

Checking out the bones and looking for blood

 

 

On the way back to the cabin Megan let Gavin drive the razor while she unlocked the gates. He was loving every minute of it!

 

Mason kept finding bones everywhere.

 We stopped at on last pond on the way back home to see if we could find some tadpoles. There weren't any, but we did find some water skippers. We caught and released a few before heading home.

8.26-27.2016