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| Cae in the tree |
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| eating breakfast (or was this dinner?) |
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| sunshine thru the trees |
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| buddies on the walk to the creek |
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| fiona rosy |
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| cottonwood fluff |
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| the beloved "totoro" tree |
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| rock throwing |
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| rowan in the creek |
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| rapids |
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| digging holes |
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| that wee blue speck... caelan on the other shore |
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| whittling a widdle bit |
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| snacks on the picnic table |
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| painting with a friend |
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| marshmallow time |
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| nightly campfires are the bomb! |
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| walking around the campground |
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| the convo between three 5 and 6 year old boys! |
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| at the creek again... with LOGAN! |
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| fiona having fun on daddy's lap |
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| crawdad hunters |
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| feet in the creek |
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| the kiddie pool the kids built |
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| one of the dad's hiding in the grass |
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| cottonwoods |
What a great weekend. This is our second year going up to Cottonwood for the annual Verde Valley Birding Festival. We didn't do much of the festival stuff, but there was a heck of a lot of fun happening. Many, many, many hours on the creek, a fishing trip, hikes, snake spotting, tree climbing, nightly marshmallow roasting, sunshine, chilly nights, rising with the sun, crashing EARLY, playing, playing, playing! And not a single computer or TV screen seen by all the kids for 4 days! It was so beautiful watching them run and play in nature. Building dams, catching crawdads, mooching snacks, laughing... oh the laughing, and the scooter riding, and the talking with other adults for hours. Why don't we live like this all the time?
Can't wait until next year!
4 comments:
four days without a computer! That is an accomplishment, love the outdoor photos and the water :)
What a great place to stay for a few days, I can see why you want to go back.
I love the pictures of the stream. Kids and water are a match made in heaven :)
These pictures brought back memories of camping when I was a kid, doing all these same things. I felt like I was right there at the campfire! ;)
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