Tessa sings in her school's Spring Program.

Last Saturday afternoon (while we were yurt camping with Tessa's school) we went to the beach.

Rogene made a sand castle with Tessa.

Emma did a face plant in the sand and got a sand mustache.

She also liked showing off her sandy "beet".

Braden went boogie boarding (is that what it is called?).

Kiara and her friends Danielle and Jazmine went body surfing.

Meanwhile, all the adults sat around.

At one point when we were building sand castles and playing in the water Tessa said, "When are we going to do something fun?"

Emma was having so much fun she didn't even notice this…

We had a blast… check out these smiles…

Tessa

Emma

Rogene

We went yurt camping last weekend at the beach.  There were about 140 people from Tessa's school there.  We had so much fun! 

Highlights of the Weekend…

The view out the skylight in our yurt.  It is so nice to have natural light during the day and be able to wake up and see the stars in the middle of the night (but still be inside and have a heater and electricity).

My dad trying to give me the burned pancake.  He always tries, and I always catch him.

Emma eating in her high chair… in the woods.  Because camping without a high chair… that is just uncivilized!

Party at my parent's campsite Saturday night. We had six or seven families come eat dinner with us around the campfire.)  Looks like we might have to put Braden and Andrea on "social"!

Kids slept all night the first night.

(Thanks kids!)

When we arrived my dad had just made chili… and it was the best camping chili we've ever had.

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Our yurt.

My sister Pam in her yurt.

Tessa LOVES the bunk bed.

Tessa riding her bike.

My niece Kiara and her friend Danielle.