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The First FitzGerald Family

Camping Trip!

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Not more than a kilometer down the road

Adelaide asked, "Are we there yet"?

How is it that ALL kids ask the

SAME questions?

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Then, when Sarah asked

"Were are we were going camping?",

Adelaide answered,

"Down the Haines Road!"

Note to self:

Never assume they don't hear

what you are talking about...
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Every time our little monkey saw water

she asked us to stop so she could throw rocks in!

Daddy found a great little spot to stop.

There were no rock on that sandy beach but,

thankfully,

the sticks seems to do just fine :)

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Further along,

the Willow Ptarmigan were

entertaining to say the least!

They have, by far, the funniest

call I have ever heard!

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With Adelaide still raring to go

and Sarah sound asleep

we made it to the pass

and found a flat spot to park the camper

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It was after midnight & still, the sun hung on,

along with this little one's excitement about

her first camping trip!

I didn't think we EVER get her to sleep!!

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Well into the wee hours of the morning,

with tummies full of Grandee's banana Bread

(carefully reproduced by me, aka: Mummy)

& we are off to bed!
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With such a late night behind us,

it amazes me how

we all woke up in fine form!
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But then again...
wouldn't YOU be eager to get out of bed to
play in the June SNOW!!
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Especially the PINK June snow?
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& not to mention the
colourful little rocks
that were happily waiting to be chosen,
and that we
NEVER seem to be able to resist!!
;)
Adelaide created this piece of rock art all by her self!
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& then there were the slightly larger ones
that both girls chose to pack for our garden :)
I LOVE my Mighty Munchkins!!
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Along the hike we came across a friendly
Semipalmated Plover.
What a cute little fellow!
Silly me, I mistook him for a Killdeer
Who was to know that this plover only has one strip
& the Killdeer has two?
I'll not forget now :)
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We couldn't get close enough to this river
to throw rocks into it...
The snow was just
too deep & dangerous
with the river running under it!
But it really was beautiful
and worth the hike to get to it!
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With our pants soaked from snow
and our arms tired from hauling rocks
it was time for a PB&J lunch
and a bit of quiet time...
then,
we hit the road home...
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Does anyone else find the names, of these
two little alpine lakes, to be as
endearing as I do?
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An number of Arctic Terns were diving
on one of the Twin Lakes.
There was a Pacific Loon amongst them,
and a mating pair of Trumpeter Swans
just down the road!
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With our new found feathered friends
behind us
and a truck full of beautiful rocks
we finally return home from a...
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fun filled,
nature enriched
and,
especially cozy
family camping trip
:)
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Mum: "Who wants to go camping next weekend?"

Adelaide: "MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE"

Sarah: "I'm thinking...is there Banana Bread?"

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