The great outdoors

The weekend before Thanksgiving we went braved the outdoors with Isa and a bunch of our friends. Each year our friend Joe puts together an awesome weekend of camping and outdoor stuff. This year we went to Alexander springs. It was a great camp site. The bath rooms were clean (yes, it was that type of camping), the grounds were beautiful, and the bears didn't bother us...too much (Rachel and I did hear one growl when we were taking a walk the first night).

Alexander Springs is near Ocala, Florida and I expected to the weather to be really nice, and it was; except at night. The nights were soooo cold. Here we were sleeping outside in 40 degree weather with a 7 month old baby. I was so scared that Isabella was going to freeze to death. Instead, Isa slept like a log. She was even snoring at one point!

My favorite part about the trip was sitting around the campfire and eating s'mores and camper pizzas and taking a walk along a trail with my friends Kristin and Sarah (and Isa of course). Some of the group jumped into the crystal clear springs that were on the edge of the campground. They all said it was very refreshing but I'm not a big fan of freezing cold water. Sam bought a fishing license the day before we went on the trip so he spent a good portion of Saturday fishing. I was glad he took that time for himself because fishing is something he loves but rarely gets to do because he is quite busy being the best husband and dad in the world.

Thanks Joe for all of the planning and thanks to all of our amazing friends for sharing that time with us and for loving us.

Here are some fun pictures some of the gang took.