Camping

I love going on vacation! But I hate things about coming home! It is so hard to get back into the swing of things. There is laundry to catch up on (thank goodness no dishes!!), bills to pay (before the due date which you almost miss because of vacation!), invoices to bill out, and typical cleaning up around the house. Oh how I wish dust and dirt would take a vacation too!!! Other than the post vacation work, we had a blast at our annual Goetz camping trip this year! This is the 4th year (if I'm not mistaken) we have gone to Monroe Reservoir down in Bloomington. All of my husband's family was able to go this year which makes it extra fun! Last year Ben and I only stayed 1night because I was super prego!!! This year we stayed a week and it makes the trip so much nicer! We have so much fun out on the boats, jet skis, and swimming. We plan meals that everyone contributes to (OK we cheat and cook over the grill that we take not the fire, but oh well!). We also take tons of crafts for the kids to make each day before we go out on the water. With Isaiah being a baby still, I made his crafts. Sadly, I think I had more fun than the kids making the crafts!!!! We had a a great time and are so blessed to do things like this with our family!!

 Isaiah and Daddy playing in our tent

   swimming with mommy and daddy; he loved the water!!!

 All 17 Goetz Grandkids!!

One of the crafts from this year. We sprayed shirts with fabric paint and the kids added their own puffy paint designs. I made Mickey for Ben, Minnie for Me, and Goofy for Isaiah!