The Boss Family: Enjoying our journey wherever it takes us!: Loon Lake...

Over the holiday weekend, we went camping at Loon Lake (our favorite camping spot), with my family and Jeff's family. It was Sophia's first time being there and we couldn't wait to see how she liked it! One of the main reasons it's our favorite place to camp, is that they have a sand beach, and you can pull your boat or wave runner right up onto the sand and jump in and go out on the water for a ride. They also have a play ground for the kids and walking/biking trails,a roped off swimming area, a huge waterfall, craw-dadding and fishing. To sum it all up they pretty much have something for everybody there, which is why our families had so much fun! It had been about 3 1/2 years since we had been there, and we couldn't wait to go back! We had an absolute blast, and the weather was gorgeous! It was in the 80's the entire week.
We spent most of the time hanging out on the beach soaking up the sun and swimming in the lake. Jeff took our waverunner out a few times on the lake, and also took my brothers and sister for a ride on it. Unfortunately I couldn't ride it this year because of being preganant, but there's always next year! However, I was able to ride in my in-laws boat and took Sophia on her first boat ride! I have to admitt, I was a bit nervous. Even though she had a life jacket on, I held on to her for dear life and finally relaxed as we pulled into shore. Sophia of course, was completely relaxed and ended up falling alseep in my arms, lol. We also got to watch my brothers get up on a knee board (with Jeff's help), and go knee borading around the lake. That was really fun to watch and Sophia loved watching them and clapping for them when they got up.
Another nice thing about Loon Lake, is that the water is fairly warm. We spent alot of the time in the water cooling off because it was so hot there. Sophia was a regular fish and did so good around the water. She never went went deeper than her knees, until the last day, when she started to get brave. Other than that, she stayed on the beach where the waves hit the shore and played with her bucket and shovel. Lets just say she had sand in every possible nook and cranny and was quite the sand monster, lol.
Before we ha dgone camping, I was a little nervous about taking Sophia at her age because of sleeping arrangments, the open campsites where she could roam free, and the water. But she proved me wrong! Sophia and I slept in my parents camping trailer, and she did wonderful and would sleep until 8 or 9 every morning. She also listened really good about staying around the campsite and not running out into the street. And she was the best around the water. I was nervous she would run right in and I would have to monitor her the entire time, worrying she was going to go head under. But she was fairly cautious and played while we sat on the beach and relaxed.
It was so fun having both our families there together and spending a week with them. It was the first time my parents had been there and they thought it was so beautiful and relaxing! We are hoping to go back again next year, only this time we will have a 2 1/2 year old and a 6 month old. Should be interesting, lol. Camping has been an important family past time for both me and Jeff's families and it is something we want our kids to experience and to pass on to them.

Sweet Little Sophia