Our new camp grill

Here is our new grill:

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Outdoor Adventures

This is where we went camping from May 18, 2012 to May 20, 2012. The campground is Outdoor Adventures Lake Shore in Davison, MI
We also made a stop at the Michigan Maritime Museumin South Haven, MI. There, we learned about the War of 1812, and a little bit about what the life of a fisherman was like in the 1940's.
We were joined by Steve Pruss for part of the trip and camped in our 2007 Viking epic 1706 trailer!
Here are the photos from the trip.

I feel that no caption is really neccesary here.

Peekaboo, Sailor man!

This is a lot like what Fort Detroit looked like in the 1800s.

It's...my ship in a box!

Three armpits.

Ada, left.  Josephine, right.

Looking down on the Coast Gaurd exhibit.

Josephine at our campsite.

Our campsite.  Notice pack n play and Steve Pruss's head on the left side of the photo.

She even signed herself in!

Move to Aurora, IL from Burbank, CA

On June 20, 2011, Mike, Sarah, Josephine, and the two-month-old twins embarked on a Journey across the western United States.  This was a permanent move from Los Angeles to Chicago.  The dogs were shipped ahead earlier via air cargo.
The trip was such a blur, I couldn't even say where we stayed each night.  It was such a battle to get sleep at night and stay awake during the day...we didn't have much time for sight seeing.  All we have are these few photos taken in the camper - possibly all from the same campground.

Where did I put my lost neurons again?  Guess I'll never get those back...

We wake up every two hours!  Yay!

But we are so cute!  Yay!

Shampoo...soap...what are these foreign things?

The babies' camping beds...

The Great Outdoors.

And Mike's butt

"I don't wake up every 2 hours but I'm tired too..."

Sequoia National Park

In August, 2010, Mike, Sarah, and Josephine drove to Sequoia National Park East of Visalia, CA in the southern Sierra Nevada Mountain Range.  The park was beautiful, scenic, and had historical significance.  The sites were large, well-kept, and had great bear lockers.  Really I have only great things to say about this amazing park.  Put it on your bucket list.
We took so many photos, I think it's best to tell this story in pictures.
Upon our arrival to the park, we decided to get out, stretch our legs, and make a beeline for the nearest photo op.

This looks like something a responsible parent would do.

Stretching legs, as promised.

Mike is tall, but this tree makes him look less tall.

We're really thrilled to be here.

Believe it or not, Josephine and I are actually at the base of the tree in this photo...

"Rock"ing this pose.  Get it.  Ha.  Ha.

Peek-a-boo!

We came, we saw, we bought the overpriced sweatshirt when it got colder than we expected.

A candid camper photo.

Me trying not to smile because we set the camera up on a timer, and then tried to make this look like a candid photo of the three of us.

This whole photo was just a mistake...

The happy campers.

Don't ever, ever, ever, ever...!  Leave your bear locker open unattended.

Tired hikers.

The obligatory looking up through the trees while the sun shines down photo.  Can anyone say "Thank God this camera has a built in light meter?"

The General Sherman tree is the largest tree by volume, though not height or width in the whole world.

The innards of a Sequoia.

Are you guys coming?

Lichen, meet Miken, while he's hikin'

We look like we like each other.

So big!  Mommy's shoes are So ugly!

Reading about Schist and Quartzite on the way to the cave.

Which cave did we go to?

Arrr!  Mateys!  Ready to go into the cave.

The happy couple while we were still young and...happy.

Sometimes I can't remember if I'm camping, spelunking, or posing for an Abercrombie catalog.

Caves, water...I think they have something to do with each other.

Bear in the road!  Bear in the road!

Don't drive through this unless you are in a compact car manufactured before 1991.

Obligatory looking up into branches of tree from below photo.

A Sequoia pine cone.  They sure are tiny.

A Sequoia seed.  I already feel like the Once-ler.

Our last hike, just beautiful.  I don't even have anything snarky to say.

Deer butt sighting!

Someday we will go to Yosemite and also Redwood National Park, home of the tall, skinny trees.  This was a truly unforgettable park and a great camping/hiking experience.