1st Camping Venture of the Summer

We ventured out to Oak Grove Resort in Holland last week for a fun week of camping. We went out with the Goorhouse fam and had a blast. We were blessed with the best week, weather wise, and enjoyed every moment of it. I didn't bust out my camera until the end of the week, still plenty of pics, so the following were taken when we headed to the State Park to enjoy the fireworks of the 4th..
We walked from the campground into the state park and that is totally the way to go. They give foot traffic about an hour to clear out before letting any vehicles loose. Just a tip if you ever plan to drive out to watch the fireworks in the channel. Below is a pic of Trista and Kolt enjoying the swings. They kept the kiddos busy until the light show began.

The whole gang checking out the view of the channel.

It would've been a great place to sit sans kids..

Our sweet little tooter's giving me an, almost, smile..

Fun at the Beach..

The campground is exactly one mile from Oak Grove.. perfect for a nice family stroll but not so much when it comes to all the junk you need to take when beaching it for the day. Driving to the beach worked slick for us and on the days we didn't sit by the pool we were beach bound.

All the kids did great at the beach. Baby Tori was as angelic as can be and discovered her thumb while camping.

Trent and Kooper working on their tans..

My little water rats..

The kids looking on as a man searches for buried treasure.

A kiss for daddy..

And a hug, too...

Surf's Up..

A dip with daddy...

Lovin' that he can run in and run out...

Also lovin' being splashed by dada..

Getting ready to go in..

I think the temp was near 70 so not too bad for Lake MI.

Being silly..

Like I mentioned when we weren't at the beach we were at the pool. On the 4th we had some friend's come and visit.

Kennedy posing it up with Mallory and Emma.

Kolter pleading with daddy because he didn't want his lifebelt on...

No lifebelt, No pool!

Daddy didn't cave so easily so Kolt showed him what he thought about that.. :)

Our lil baller..

Sweet Koop's taking a little rest..

Lovin' the pool..

Lovin' on mommy..

Lovin' the panda..

When we weren't beaching it or sitting poolside we enjoyed he other other fun things that go hand in hand with camping like relaxing and eating. The kiddos, well, they enjoying playing and more playing..

Kennedy and Mallory showing off their sparklers..

More sparkler fun..

Kenz and Kolt enjoyed their fun with fireworks and Koop wanted nothing to do with it.

He did enjoy pop it's earlier in the week. What boy doesn't enjoy that?!

Hanging with daddy waiting on dinner...

Kolter and Eric, b-day buddies, having a stare off or so it appears.

The BOYS chillaxin'

Kennedy playing mommy to baby Tori..

Tori got lots of loving over the course of the week and filled our baby itch.

The whole gang of chillies..

With a group this size there's no way we were gonna get a shot where all were happy.

And just like that our amazing week was over and it was time to head home...

The good news is we get to go back for yet almost another week with more friends.

CAN'T WAIT!!

Stay tuned for pics from camping venture #2..

We pray the weather will be just as good since we know the memories will be.