Camping at Lake Pillsbury

Last weekend myself, Zac our friends Chelsie and Jason all went camping together up at Lake Pillsbury. Friday after work we all headed up towards the mountains. We stopped in Santa Rosa to pick up some food then then we were on our way. We didnt end up getting to our campsite until 10:00. So we had to set up in the dark, but with some lanterns and flash lights it wasn't to bad.

We both brought our boys camping with us. They just loved playing and wrestling with eachother. The first day there after we cooked a delicious breakfast we decided to try our luck fishing! Diesel and Hudson loved running around in the water and chasing eachother. Zac was the first person to catch a fish, it was a small one but right after that he caught a larger one but decided to let that one go. We spent a good amount of time at the river and then decided it was time to head back and cook! Chelsie and Jason brought an awesome meal for dinner! We had BBQ chicken, wild rice salad, red potatoes and corn on the cobb, not to mention wine! We had a feast of food and for dessert smores!

We had so much fun sitting around the campfire enjoying our food and eachothers company. We decieded that the next day we would pacl up and leave. Chelsie had to get back to town and we thought we would head out with them. In the morning we packed up and headed back to the river for some more fishing time. We were there till about 1:30 and then headed back to town! It was such a fun camping trip, we had a blast!

Dog Park

Zac and I decided to take Hudson and Mopar to the dog park the other day. It was a beautiful day to be out in the sun. We loaded Hudson and Mopar in the Barracuda and headed over, the dog park is nice and close so it was a short drive.

The boys had a blast running around, chasing balls and meeting new dogs! I am always suprised how brave Hudson is to walk right up to a new dog! After playing around a bit we decided to let them play in the water. The gate was locked but another couple had hopped over the fence with their dogs so we decided to do the same. They loved it! Here are some pictures from our day:

Gone Hikin

So the day after we got back from Palm Springs we woke up bright and early to head up the Oat Mine Trail here in Calistoga! Zac had just bought me a new back pack for our up coming back packing trip so we wanted to test it out.

It was nice and foggy so we were able to take Hudson with us, Hudson isn't good with the heat. We hiked up higher and higher until finally after about 3 miles we decided to call it quits. We found a nice big boulder to sit on for about 20 minutes where we could rest and enjoy the view. The fog finally started to melt away and we were able to just sit and enjoy the Valley below us.

Zac loaded my pack with maybe about 20lbs so I could get the feel of how it would be like to hike with some weight! Let me just say when we got home I was soar! I believe in total we hiked about 6 miles. It was a nice way to start our Friday, especially when we had time to take a nap later :)

Palm Springs

Time for some fun in the sun! Every year my family usually rents a house out in Palm Springs and wants and the kids to come out and enjoy. Zac and I were lucky enough to get work off to head down and visit. We left for the airport on Monday afternoon and arrived Monday evening. My parents met us at the airport in Palm Springs and we headed off to dinner and CPK, YUM!

Tuesday was our day our by the pool. It was over 100 degrees every day we were there so we just stayed in the pool the whole time, which I don't mind. Dana was able to come out and visit for the day, it was so nice being able to spend time with her. We were sure to have her play pool volleyball with us which was so much fun. After we worked up an appetite playing in the pool we all got ready and headed into town to grab some dinner at Chipotle.

Wednesday arrived and we made plans to head up to the tram! Zac had never been on it before and it is pretty cool to check out, so off we went. It was already hot in Palm Springs but as we took the tram higher and higher it really began to cool down which was so nice! When we made it to the top we went out on the different view spots and took some pictures. Then we headed down to one of the small trails Mt. San Jacinto has and did a loop. Once we were done exploring we headed back down to the heat to get some food and see a movie!

Thursday, already time for Zac and I to head back home :( Zac and I woke up early, the usual for us because of Hudson. I decided I wanted to take one last dip in the pool before it was time for us to go home. It was probably around 8:00am and already 80 degrees! After I got out of the pool and took a shower to get ready to go my mom told us she recieved and e-mail from United that our plane flight had been canceled! Zac called, and he was able to get us a flight out at 6:00pm so we would be able to spend the whole day with my family before we left! Things worked out perfect. After hearing the news we decided we needed one more game of volleyball, especially since BJ had drove out the night before and hadn't been able to play yet! After the game we headed over to Palm Desert for one last meal out. One our way back we stopped in down town Palm Springs for some last minute shopping, then it was off to the airport! What a fun trip we had!

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