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when you get your campsite 6 months in advance it seems like such a long time to wait. But then that week comes, and it goes by so stinking fast. We arrived Thursday afternoon and set camp up pretty quick. The older boys are good helpers. This year we set up two large tents, Jack and Jasper had their own {that way I didnt have to cringe at their mess}. We were able to make it down to the beach that evening.

Friday and Saturday were pretty much the same. Breakfast, hang out, read, ride bikes, make lunch and head down to the beach till late in the afternoon. Showers, Dinner and dessert. Kids to bed and then play games till 10 and then crash.

Saturday night, we had a bunch of friends come to dinner. I didnt think we could top the craziness of last year. But of course we did. The Millers arrived about 10 minutes after Wade and his buddies took off to surf. Wade had forgotten that he was in charge of the fire. So I was in a rush to find firewood. Then trying to get the guys out to come help with the fire and fill the aluminum can with sea water. It seemed that every time we would get their attention, they would just wave and then head back out for more surfing. My BIL Jacob decided to try to wade out in the water with the can and hope they guys would come in to help him. Unfortunatly the can got weighed down with water and he lost it :(. About that time Ashlee and I thought we should just skip the boil and grill the corn. But oh no the guys wouldnt give it up. So Jacob ran to HD to get another can. Meanwhile the Carters arrived as did the Mundalls. Fallers, Nichols, Findlays and Winns. Sadly the new can leaked water and never came to a boil and we ended up grilling the corn. But we had a great time chatting with our friends!

Monday was probably my most favorite day. Our beach day started early and it was most pefect. The waves were awesome for boogie boarding. I enjoyed my book, the others played volleyball, kids played with friends and cousins. We packed it up early to have a big BBQ for Lunch. That night my brother arrived with his family.

Tuesday and Wednesday we spent as much time at the beach as possible. We got in a little shopping as well. Wednesday morning Lisa, her cousin Melany and I rode bikes down to the donut shop and brought back donuts for eveyone. This is how we spent our evenings. Playing games!!