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Amazingly enough we only spent one night at Vogel State Park!!!  I know it’s hard to believe from my many, many photos but it’s true.  We crammed a massive amount of exploring into our two day adventure and we had a great time!  Phil was a groomsman in his cousin’s wedding on Saturday, so we headed towards home late Friday night and got in around 3AM.  The boys fell asleep almost immediately and slept almost the whole way.  And my poor Jesse kept talking in his sleep, saying that he was tired of walking.  Bless his little heart, he’d played hard all day & was just exhausted!  But he just couldn’t get comfortable.  He was snoozing, but he kept moving around and complaining about his legs hurting.  So when we stopped in Dublin for some caffeine for Daddy, I did something I NEVER do.  I let him out of his booster seat and let him lay down.  Mind you, he was still buckled in, but he was so much more comfortable laying in the seat under his towel and he snoozed soundly the rest of the way.

   

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My sweet angels

 

 

 

 

 

We made it to the wedding Saturday with little sleep, but it was well worth it.  Even in his sleep deprived state, my hubby was still very handsome in his tux and made me very proud!  In fact, all of us Tyre’s looked so snazzy all dressed up that we decided it was a great opportunity for a family photo.

Around the Park

I must admit I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from our camping trip.  And.  I wasn’t entirely looking forward to it.  I am the first to admit that I am not the outdoorsy type.  In fact, I don’t think I had ever slept in a tent before.  But you do things for your kids that take you out of your comfort zone.  And I am happy to admit that our camping trip was much better than I could have ever imagined.  Vogel State Park is amazing!  There was so much to see and do and it was so beautiful!  The kids were completely entertained.  They had plenty of kids to play with.  And we got to spend time with some good friends.  In the end, I wish we could have stayed longer.  Well, there is one change I would make…I don’t mind sleeping in a tent but if there had been a hotel bathroom, I would have willingly stayed a week!

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What a way to spend a weekend, enjoying God’s beautiful creation!  I can’t wait to do it again.

And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good.  Genesis 1:31a

Around the Campfire

Cooking while camping can pose some problems.  Luckily our men were up to the challenge and turned out some scrumptious meals!

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And of course no camping trip would be complete without roasting some marshmallows & making some smores!

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Vogel State Park Beach

After hiking up Brasstown Bald the kids were ready to hit the beach and cool off!  The water was still  icy cold and the kids still didn’t care!  Jesse had a great time swimming close to shore and playing in the sand so I got lots of photos of him.  However, Trey & the rest of the big kids stayed all the way out at the barrier, well out of (decent) photo taking range.

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Hiking Up Brasstown Bald

On the second day of our camping trip (June 4, 2010) we hiked to the highest point in Georgia, Brasstown Bald.  It wasn’t a very long hike, but it was STRAIGHT UP!  Oh.  My.  Goodness!  I wasn’t prepared for that at all!  We all made it, and it was absolutely beautiful, but next time I think I’ll take the shuttle.

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More From Vogel State Park

As I told you a while back, we spent the first weekend in June camping at Vogel State Park in north Georgia.  After a busy first day and a restful night in the tents, the kids were up bright and early and ready to play in the ICY COLD stream that ran right by our campsite.  Luckily, the Dads were willing to step into that icy cold water because the Moms were staying safely on the banks.

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The kids played, chased a snake, and helped one of the park rangers build up the rock walls to make little pools for little fish that they were putting into the stream.  It was a laid back kind of morning, leading up to our big hike up Brass Town Bald.

(Be sure to click on the last photo album to view more photos from the kids playing in the stream.)

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Camping at Vogel State Park

We arrived at Vogel late Thursday afternoon.  And it started raining almost immediately.While this was frustrating for the Dads who were setting up camp, it didn’t bother the kids at all.  They had a blast playing in the rain and the stream.  This water was icy cold, but the kids dived right in…and they stayed in the streams and therefore wet almost the entire time we were there.

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Jesse showed no fear and got right in, but it took Trey a little longer to warm up to the idea.  And the Mamas…well, we took refuge on the covered bridge.  It was the perfect place to stay nice and dry and capture all the fun on film.

    

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View the album above for even more photos of our fun!

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