Bartlett with Jamon and Kristen

I think this has to be one of our favorite things to do with Jamon and Kristen -- we love to go camping or fishing with them! We decided to go up to Bartlett Lake on a Wednesday evening just to go fishing and roast hot dogs with the kids -- so much fun! Kristen brought fun buckets and shovels for Makenna and Keegan to play with in the sand, but most of our time was spent trying to keep them out of the water. I think their feet got wet in the first 2 minutes that we were there, but they didn't care even though it was still February -- crazy kids! Dustin and Jamon were good "Boy Scouts" and got us a firing going before they went to go fish. Kristen and I decided to tag along with them and the kids. I held Hollis the whole time in a carrier thing that he was REALLY TOO BIG for. Dustin attempted to show Makenna how to fish and then she found her own fishing pole -- a long stick. After the fishing we all went back to the campfire to take off Makenna and Keegan's shoes and socks that were soaked and tried to dry them by the fire and laid out a big blanket for them to sit on. We then ate some hot dogs and tried to keep kids out of the fire. I think most of the time was spent trying to keep kids out of the water, on a blanket, and out of the fire. Kristen and I remember going camping and fishing before we had kids and how it was so much easier, but anytime Dustin saw us getting frustrated he was quick to tell us "don't get frustrated with the kids because then we will use that as an excuse not to come back and look at how much fun we are having!" It really is true -- even though it is harder to do these things with the kids in make it more fun at the same time and gives us great memories.