Last weekend, Justin and I took the boys camping in the Santa Cruz Mountains!!! We've done a lot of fun things this summer, but I was especially excited about this because it was just going to be our little family!
Our campsite!!!
After getting camp all set up, we took a walk along the trail that went behind our tent...
to check out this AMAZING view!!!
We then went to a park nearby...
...then headed back to our campsite where we roasted hotdogs for dinner... 
...enjoyed some smores...
...then turned in for the night! The boys were super excited to sleep in the tent!!!
The next morning we got up and headed off to see this guy (post to follow)...
...then hit the beach!!!
Our camping ticket got us into all state parks for free, so we went to the Natural Bridges State Park rather than braving the Boardwalk! It was BEAUTIFUL!!! The boys loved being by the water and playing in the sand!
Ryan didn't completely understand why he couldn't go just swim in the water like he always does, until the waves splashed up into his face. Then he got it!
He then thought it was fun to run away from the waves...
...and play in the sand! 
Austin didn't love the cold water at all, but he sure loved his sand toys!!! 
The family next to us dug a huge hole then told the boys they could play in it when they were leaving. They were very excited!!! 
After a fun filled day, we headed back to camp for some much needed rest! The next morning we packed up camp and headed to the Redwood Grove to see the big trees before heading out of town! 
The boys and I standing inside of a tree. Apparently a redwood trees bark is so thick that a fire doesn't usually penetrate and kill the tree, so it continues to grow around the burned area! Neat to see!!!
Justin climbed up to make sure it was safe for the boys. It wasn't!!!
We came upon a tree that had fallen down and been uprooted. The boys thought it was fun to sit on the roots "like a horsey!"
Lastly we visited the 'Fremont Tree' which is a hollow tree you can stand up in! It's like a cave! The boys loved it in there!
We had a great time on our camping trip and can't wait to go back again!!!
to check out this AMAZING view!!!We then went to a park nearby... ...then headed back to our campsite where we roasted hotdogs for dinner... ...enjoyed some smores...
...then turned in for the night! The boys were super excited to sleep in the tent!!!
The next morning we got up and headed off to see this guy (post to follow)...
...then hit the beach!!!
Our camping ticket got us into all state parks for free, so we went to the Natural Bridges State Park rather than braving the Boardwalk! It was BEAUTIFUL!!! The boys loved being by the water and playing in the sand!
Ryan didn't completely understand why he couldn't go just swim in the water like he always does, until the waves splashed up into his face. Then he got it!
He then thought it was fun to run away from the waves...
...and play in the sand! 
Austin didn't love the cold water at all, but he sure loved his sand toys!!! 
The family next to us dug a huge hole then told the boys they could play in it when they were leaving. They were very excited!!! 
After a fun filled day, we headed back to camp for some much needed rest! The next morning we packed up camp and headed to the Redwood Grove to see the big trees before heading out of town! 
The boys and I standing inside of a tree. Apparently a redwood trees bark is so thick that a fire doesn't usually penetrate and kill the tree, so it continues to grow around the burned area! Neat to see!!!
Justin climbed up to make sure it was safe for the boys. It wasn't!!!
We came upon a tree that had fallen down and been uprooted. The boys thought it was fun to sit on the roots "like a horsey!"Lastly we visited the 'Fremont Tree' which is a hollow tree you can stand up in! It's like a cave! The boys loved it in there!
We had a great time on our camping trip and can't wait to go back again!!!
1 comments:
How awesome. We've never done beach camping but did go past Pinecrest to camp/hike in Kennedy Meadows this past weekend. We were sad you guys couldn't come but totally get it after seeing how busy your weekend before was! Definitely adding the beach to our list of future camping destinations!
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