Last night we inaugurated the first annual Gammons/Nagel Guys' Camp-out. Brad, Dave, Ben, Caleb, Matthew and I all ventured to the Wm. O'Brien State Park for an overnight of hot dogs, campfire, ice cream, candy, hiking and hanging out. It was an absolutely great time. The only thing that dampened our time was the tornado warning and downpour that sent us running south in the minivan trying to outrun the hail. This will make for a great story though. And any story that ends with all of us eating ice cream is a good one. The boys did a great job with camping. By 10:00 PM everyone was sound asleep (except for the 12 ten-year-old girls in the tent next to ours.) Matthew won the prize by sleeping the latest. He had to be woken up for breakfast. We took a couple of hikes by the beautiful St. Croix River down a great path. The only thing that could have made it any better would have been more Gammons/Nagel guys. We are hoping that in the future, James, Gregg, Joe, Drew, Alex and Jacob can all make the trip. Maybe we'll venture a little further south to make this a possibility. Thanks to Brad and Grandpa for making it a great time. I hope you both were able to get a nap! Check out all of our photos here.
5 comments:
First off, I was hoping that the boys would be able to handle the camping -- glad to see they did.
Second, the pictures are great and thanks for sharing.
Third, the lala shirt is awesome -- rock it dude!
We had a blast camping with Natasha and her husband. Absolutely nothing but sunshine and mosquitoes up there. We did some boating, beering, lots of eating, and a lot of relaxin. The highlight of the weekend was drinking a bottle of Ligonberry Honeywine from a local winery and getting the energy of 10 Sweedes which ended up allowing us to rip a stump out of the ground with nothing but a shovel and pry bar!
Enjoy the rest of your weekend -- I'm prepping for an impromptu BBQ :)
Been waiting to hear about it...glad it was good.
T
I'm jealous!! I really hope to be able to join you guys for future Camp-outs...
looks like everyone had a great time. what a fun way to kick off the summer! thanks for sharing the great pics. looking forward to hearing and seeing more of the gammons family fun this summer. jamie
So glad that you had a fun time! It sounds like a great idea to make it an annual event and add people to the mix as kids get a little older.
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