First camping trip of the year

This past weekend, we went to Lake Minden, a place we used to go with my parents before we even had kids and when our big kids were little kids.

(Danny caught his first fish at Lake Minden.)
The weather was beautiful and it was just what we needed--a time to be a family, and not have anything pressing we just had to do--just be together and take a break from the "real" world for a while. Unfortunately, Danny couldn't go; he spent the weekend working and studying like crazy for finals. Although we missed him, it was a good thing for all of us, because he appreciated the quiet house to study in, and we appreciated that he was at home taking care of things (most especially the dog, who is a PAIN to take camping). God provided us with perfect weather and a really nice campsite. Here is the view from the back of our campsite:We swam

attempted to fish (but caught nothing....)hung out,

and swam some more.

There were also r/c boat races all weekend, and we, especially Ralph and Nick, watched those quite a bit.
Oh, and we ate a lot.
Just another memory to file in the family memory banks...