Snow, Sleds and Dogs

Last day of 2012 we got a couple of inches of sloppy snow. Not bad for David's first real snow.

 Lucy was making sure everything was going to be ok. She's not used to sharing the snow.

 But she kept herself occupied

 We have some fun going fast!

 And some fun going slow

But we stayed warm the whole time.

2nd Annual Orange Pocket Knife Campout

In 2011 the family decided that every April we will go camping as a family in "Dad's Dream". For the first year we went to Meramec State Park. For 2012 we went to Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park and had a blast. We spent Saturday morning at nearby Elephant Rocks State Park. There's a decent 1 mile loop around the cluster of granite boulders that make it a fun trip with a little bit of exercise too. If you need to burn a day, Elephant Rocks is a great place to go.

 David rode all the way to the top in the 3 wheeler. Woobie and all.

 My mom Joan with her dog Gracie

 Mom, Baby, Rock and Tree

 Happy Camper indeed!

Gota have a table-top bath before bed time