Vacation Here We Come!

If I were to choose a destination for a summer vacation you probably wouldn't think I'd choose a hot, dusty campground in Northern California.  But I did!  And it was one of the best vacations I've ever had!  Why?  Because I was with the man I love, my three grown children and their spouses, and my ten grandchildren!!  With everyone so busy in their lives we very seldom get together for more than just an evening or a holiday.  So the time I got to spend with them was very precious!  

When our kids were growning up we always went to Lake Siskiyou near Mt. Shasta every summer for big family campouts.  Grandparents, aunts and uncles, cousins, etc. came and joined us and through the years we we made so many happy memories together.  But as the kids got older and had families of their own we eventually stopped going. So this summer we all decided to go back and make some new memories with the grandkids that had never been there.  So we piled in our cars and off we drove down to California. 

After a long nine hour drive we all pitched our tents in a big dusty, group campsite. It had the familiar smell of fresh air and pine needles that brought back so many memories of long ago. And then we spent the week relaxing and just enjoying one another. 

We sat around the campfire and reminisced, we laughed, we played games, we swam, we laid in the hot sun, we hiked, we fished, we played beach volleyball, built sand castles with the little ones, and talked about the goodness of the Lord.  We just vegged out!  No time schedules, no TVs, no computers, no video games, no distractions - just each other!  And it was wonderful!! 

I am so very blessed to have such an awesome family that I love deeply and can share life with. And now another generation has come to Lake Siskiyou and made some wonderful camping memories of their own.

And so the tradition continues!

I loved it!

Cathy