We got going this morning by 9 am to head up to Taylor Lake (about a 50-minute drive) to Kim (an important friend/gang member from high school) and her partner Ryan’s campground. They were staying at a beautiful site with a view of the mountains and lake. It had a vault toilet that even smelled like minty–pine instead of the usual. Pretty special! We tried to get a site there but were shy of not having electricity for 3 days (those sites were full). So we drove up in the morning and spent the day down at Taylor Lake canoez-ing (that’s what Anna calls it), paddle boarding, catching up, and watching the kids play. They even had a restaurant up there with wings, so we ordered a big lunch with lots of french fries. Around 5 pm we headed up to their campsite and ended up staying for a yummy corn and braut dinner and smores with Reese’s Thins as the chocolate (revolutionary!!) The kids played wonderfully all day. They must be a pretty great parents because those are some beautiful/sweet kids and the girls made BFFs fast.
We drove home around 9:30 pm and realized we hadn’t driven in the dark in a long time. Even Anna said, “Those things glow in the dark!!” She was talking about the reflective signs. When we got home the stars were out and it was dark enough to see the big dipper. Sleep came quickly again but not until the girls both cried because they wanted to sleep in my bed. The fun!!
Things we did:
- Drove to Taylor Lake Lakeview Campground
- Saw KIM!
- Got to know her beautiful children a little
- Made fast friends—they gave the girls unicorn slap bracelets! Thank you!
- Played in the mud
- Swam
- Skipped rocks
- Ordered food from the marina (burgers, fries, and wings)
- Went canoeing
- Went paddle boarding with Kim
- Went paddle boarding by myself (and stood up!)
- Sat and chatted and caught up—so nice!
- Ate dinner at their campsite
- Chatted while the kids road bikes and played
- Saw baby deer, a momma, and daddy deer that visited their campsite a bunch
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We had so much fun! It was great catching up and getting to know your beautiful girls! We’ll have to do it again!
Let’s hope we can do it a littler sooner next time!!!! It was a blast! <3
What a bliss to see you and the smiling faces of everyone. <3
❤️❤️❤️ so glad to see your name!! Missing you. If only we could drive ourselves right over to see you!!
How fun! Looks like you all had so much fun. Miss you guys!
We did! Next time with you maybe!!! <3