Thankful for a wonderful, relaxing, and fun weekend away with the family.

We had a great day swimming, biking, and playing at Sadlers Creek State Park near Anderson, SC.  Our tent was surrounded by trees but we could still see Lake Hartwell.  The first night we played card games until late at night and crashed.  The second night we experimented by toasting smores, starbursts, twillers, and fruit chews over the camp fire.  They were a fun camping treat!  We wrapped up the second night at the campsite relaxing and sharing some of our favorite summer memories.  We are blessed and so much to be grateful for in our lives.

Silly girls enjoying their time camping at the lake.

Brina’s favorite were the toasted twizzler bites!

Karlie’s toasted marshmallow!

The Toasted Starbursts were goey, crispy, and delicious!  My favorite of the toasting “experiments”.

The Toasted Fruit Chews were a little harder to do because if you waited too long they would drop off your stick.  The ones that survived the heat of the fire got great reviews from the kids!

The best way to eat a Marshmallow – completely crispy and toasted over a flaming fire!  Yum!

A full day of family fun in the sun results in two sleepy kids!

Brina swimming in the lake!

Karlie’s got a collection of sticks, wonder what she’s up to now!

Brina splashing around in Lake Hartwell.

Karlie all smiles as she gathers her sticks for some fun!

Our weekend camping went by quickly.  We had fun, relaxed, and spent time together.  We biked, swam, played games, ate great camp food, laughed, and had a grand time creating memories.  The girls decided after this weekend that we need to make camping a more regular activity because they enjoyed it so much.  Thankful for opportunities to spend time together and create these precious memories.