Camping!!!

A couple weeks ago, Dave's family invited us to go camping with them at Yosemite Lakes Campground, about 5 miles from the entrance to Yosemite National Park. We accepted, of course, and were so glad we did. It was such a relaxing vacation, and there were so many beautiful things to see! Gracie absolutely LOVED being outside all day and getting very dirty doing it. :)

The first day we just set up camp, relaxed, and played games. The campground was really big and fun, and a river ran through the middle of it. Here's one view of the river:

There weren't tons of activities put on by the campground, but that was fine with us, 'cause we got time to just enjoy the beauty of nature. Oh, and the yumminess of camp food!

Dave's family spoiled us with all the good food they served. We had hamburgers, shish kabobs, fresh fruit, pancakes, sausage, Dutch oven peach cobbler, S'mores, and much, much more.

We took advantage of some fun picture spots at the campground, as you can see...

Gracie even got into the camping spirit, wearing hiking boots one day we were there:

One of the days we went to Yosemite to see the sights. It was beautiful, but I accidentally left the stroller at the campsite (an hour away by the time we got to the "good stuff" in Yosemite), so we were absolutely exhausted by the end of the day from carrying/chasing Gracie. Plus, we did a hike up to Vernal Falls (I think that's the name), and I was fairly certain my heart was going to explode by the end. The hike really wasn't very long or difficult, but one of us had to carry Gracie at all times (against her will, I might add) so she didn't go running off a cliff. It was all worth it once we got to the waterfalls, though. See?

The return hike wasn't too bad since it was downhill, and Gracie even fell asleep on my shoulder:

After that we had a picnic overlooking this:

And by the end of the day, we looked and felt like this:

But it was all worth it for scenery like this:

I am so grateful for God's creations, and that we live close enough to visit beautiful places like Yosemite from time to time. Thank you Nana, Papi, and James, for inviting us on a fun and relaxing vacation!