Camping!!

This week our family (along with Ryan, Aunt Carol and Edward Martin's family) went camping. We stayed Monday and Tuesday nights and had a grand time :) Ryan and I had to work during the day, but that didn't keep us from having fun in the mornings and evenings :)

The boys and I actually started camping Sunday night.

We set up the campsite and enjoyed a nice evening- just us GUYS :D

Warning: Hamsters inside.

:)

Unfortunately I lost my camera in the shuffle on Monday and didn't find it until today :P

So, these pictures are from this morning, when I went fishing with the boys early in the morning.

The moon, rising over the trees and creek...

One of the two small fish I caught :)

As the sun came up, the scenery was revealed... and it was that wonderfully picturesque fall-type that really grabs you're thoughts and gets you appreciating God's creative majesty.

The boys built a little fire (you can see it better in the previous picture). 

That was nice, because it was still extremely cold; 

especially for this previously-tropical-climate-blooded person :P

Josh, handling his fishing poll while trying to get mine set up too...

I had set it down to go take pictures, so he wanted to us it in addition to his :)

One of the boys (Joel) caught a big catfish.

The mist was pretty neat looking :)

Back at the camp site, Aunt Carol was making pancakes for breakfast!

Everyone was huddled around the fire, trying to keep warm.

It was 37 degrees when I got up at 4:30am...

Edward was busy making sausages at his campsite.

Edward's little girl Ruth Anna looked very comfy, cuddled up in warm blankets and a coat :)

Almost done :)

My cousin Brie and brother Sam were wrapped up too, but they were trying to avoid the campfire smoke! :)

Mom and Marian Martin...

And everyone's favorite newlyweds :D

Joel and his "cat"

:)

Josh, fillet-ing the catfish... yum yum :)

Today we worked on those 21 windows again... on the way back the weather was beautiful.

Filling some leaky tires :D

At church tonight we had a nice time of prayer and worship. It was a real encouragement to me...

Tomorrow I'm going to a specialist to have my throat checked out- there's an unusual lump there (no, it's not my voice box, as my cousin Ben suggested :) and we wanted to get it checked out. It kinda puts everything into perspective for me, and is helping teach me how to lean on the Lord even more... He's so good to us...

God bless...

-nate