Father's Day Camping Trip

We've made it an annual tradition to go camping every year to celebrate Father's Day and my birthday. It's also become the yearly "shakedown" trip for our little 22-foot travel trailer, which we've nicknamed Ethel (the Suburban we bought to tow her is named Fred). Ethel, also known as a 1984 Kit Companion model, joined our family about 4 years ago after we rescued her and gave her a complete overhaul and remodeling. She's cute, she's cozy, and best of all she beats sleeping on the ground! This year we did our trip to one of our favorite (and nearby) campgrounds: Bayview State Park in Skagit County. This is also the trip where Emma learned to ride on 2 wheels on her bike!

We really enjoy taking the kids camping because it's a fun way to spend time together as a family, without the TV, video games, computer, and all the interruptions of daily life.