Saturday, July 11, 2009

Camp Elkanah

It's been a decade but I finally made it to my Bateman family reunion. I was so excited that I started packing a month before our trip. It has always been at "the lodge" in LaGrande Oregon but this year it was at Camp Elkanah in LaGrande. It was an awesome camp ground. It had everything. Mini golf, zipline, playground, volleyball, game room, giant slip and slide hill, hot springs, amazing kitchen, etc, etc, etc! We went planning on sleeping in a tent but ended up in a cabin. Sammy didn't want to come home. I lied to her the entire drive home because when I'd say we were going home she would start bawling.
Sammy on one of the tire swings with cousin Lindsey (whom she now worships!). The first night there sammy was on it with 2 other kids and they were spinning really fast. Sammy was looking a little green. I asked her if she was okay and pulled her off just in time for her to puke her spaghetti all over the ground.
Sammy called this swing the "wheelchair"! I guess it is a wheel that you sit on.
Conner was constantly begging (grunts and points) to be on the swings. Conner & Lindsey. Lindsey & her sister Kelsey played with our kids so much. I'm not use to people wanting to take my kids from me. It was wonderful!!!
The last night up there we had a Hawaiian Dinner. Conner kept ripping the tablecloth off the table. When I wasn't looking Sammy took off her socks & shoes and replaced them with the flip flops that were part of the tables centerpiece.

Our Cabin. The cabins were actually old railroad cars. They are even sitting on railroad tracks.

One night up there Sammy had an accident. She hasn't peed the bed for such a long time! On the way home I asked her what her favorite part of vacation was and she said, "Well it wasn't when I peed the bed!"

We all has such a great time. I wish I had more pictures but I was too busy relaxing and having fun to bother with a camera. That & my batteries kept dieing.

3 comments:

lee fam said...

Looks like you guys had so much fun.I wish we could have made it so bad. When I heard there was heat in the cabins I asked how long did it take you guys to throw your tent's down and jump into the cabins!!

Kelly said...

Thanks again for pulling Sammy off the tire swing before she puked on the boys!!!

Melissa said...

That looks like so much fun. I love your family picture and you look so good.