Camping Season Begins!

Camping is our favorite past time in the Richardt family and we started it early this year. A group of our friends and Todd, Emily and I met up and went to a favorite spot off of Access Route 92 at Mt Rainier. There were about 20 of us and we definitely had a great time. The weather was questionable. It started off nice and cool but sunny and rain showers came and went. Some of the guys had gone up one day early and set up camp and hung out together. The rest of us arrived on Saturday and the kids ran around and had a great time playing in the woods. A group went out and paintballed. Some went quading. And Emily and I did a lot of relaxing at the camp. At one point we decided to all go up higher on the mountain and hit some golf balls...it turned out to be a crazy idea because it was pooring and hailing and the wind was insane!!!

That night we gathered around a huge bon fire and tried to stay warm. Thank goodness for a tent heater which helped to keep us warm also. The next morning was pretty miserable however. We woke with some flooding outside our tent, and we were cold and wet and tired! The sun was out though and that warmed us up and gave us good moods. We were ready to head home, but still looking forward to our next trip. Here's some pics of the great weekend:

Our camp site...you can't see it all but we had 5 rain canopies to protect us!!

Some of the guys hitting golf balls off the mountain. The view was so beautiful!

Todd and I can always have fun together no matter what the situation

Emily having fun in th sun...don't be deceived...it was cold!

Emily and Daddy...having a moment