The next day was an eventful kind of day filled with ATV rides for the kids, pond hopping with a snowmobile, shopping and golf. Well, Matt went golfing with my dad, Mike and Jacob. Mom, Laura and I went shopping. I bought some much needed shoes since I now have to wear arch supports, my shoes need to be a 1/2 size bigger to accommodate both arch supports and feet. I only brought with me one pair of shoes that were too small and hurt my feet. I found a comfy pair of shoes and of course, my mom found Sam a cute pink dress that was sale. Poor Zach was stuck shopping with us ladies and eventually ended up with a headache. We then went shopping for groceries and headed back to Mom and Dad's house for a cook out.
I suppose I should explain the "pond hopping" thing. One of Dad's friends called him up and announces he is going to try and drive his old snowmobile across Lake Rusty (Dad's rather large pond). Upon hearing this news we all flocked to our cars and ATVs and headed down to the pond. Where we got to see this:
It was an old junky snowmobile that was going to be pitched anyway, but this was a way more fun way to do it! They had attached a buoy so when they succeeded in sinking it, they could find it and drag it out with the truck. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to film the dragging it out part due to a bathroom emergency for Zach.
Now on to Sunday, the camping trip. Chris's father-in-law has some land and they use part of it as a camp site for themselves. Chris and Kristy have a camper that they keep on the property which is great because I really don't like going to the bathroom in the tick infested woods. Oi, the ticks and mosquitoes are bad this year. God bless repellent, man! We were able to get out of there tick free! I can't say that for everyone there though. Anyway, we had a blast getting together with old friends and meeting new ones! Something about a great campfire that brings people together.
Got a chance to test out our new tent which did a great job staying up against the strong wind that seemed determined to knock it down.
Listened to Matt and Chris do their Monte Python bits which I can't believe they still remember after all these years. Chris seems to have a endless supply of movie, TV, and book quotes stored in his head which he is able to access at anytime for the benefit of us all (who get to try and guess where the quote is from). The kids were excited to stay up late and eat S'mores. After they went to bed us adults stayed up past one just chatting and laughing.
The next day was really windy so the kites were brought out. One escaped and ended up in the trees
The kids played games with their new friends.
Then we took a walk down to a farmer friend of Chris and Kristy who had horses and the kids were able to feed them carrots and pet the dogs. Chris told this hilarious story about the first time he got to ride one of the horses. Who turns out didn't like Chris very much and galloped away with Chris holding on for dear life and praying like mad! The good Lord took pity on him because the horse eventually slowed down and Chris leaped off.
Before long we were packing up the van and heading back to my parents to pick up Frost and head for home. Oh yeah, we didn't take Frost with us camping because we didn't want to deal with watching her and yelling at her to stop jumping up on people or wondering off. My mom graciously took care of her which she soon regretted because Frost pooped on her brand-new rug, argh!
So, we are now home again, nursing our sun burns, and back to our old routine.
