Our Big 4 Day Camping Trip

Our big camping trip this summer was a 4 day trip to Hollister OHV camping. I am a little behind on posting, so the trip was July 30 to August 2nd. Ok, I am really behind on posting...

We packed up Thursday morning and got there in the late afternoon. We got the exact camp site that we wanted - so the trip was off to a great start. It was fun going for more than a couple days. Mady really made some great progress on her dirt bike and by the end was doing some of the trails. Both kids got the opportunity to go on rides with daddy on both the Honda 50 and our "new/used" TTR 100. Josh says it is my bike, but I spent about 15 minutes on it total. Oh well, I rather hang out at camp and knit. Tiva suffered the only casualty of the trip - she got stung in the mouth by a bee that was after her food. She has been having pretty bad luck on the last couple camping trips, but she still has a great time.

They are pretty excited to be camping

All geared up for their first ride

They look like bobble-head dolls

Noah sitting on the PW w/training wheels (he wasn't quite ready to ride on his own yet, but now we are set for when he is ready)

Mady after a couple crashes on the Honda, she did great once she switched back to the PW (no training wheels though)

Mady on the TTR getting ready to ride with Daddy

Here they are on the track at Radio Ridge!

Mady putting her foot down around the corner

This is Mady on the track right next to our campsite

Daddy and Noah on the track

Hugs!

Every day wild pigs visited the campground, but Tiva kept them out of our site

Gearing up for the last ride of the trip

I also have video, but I need to edit it and compress it before I can post it. Soon, I hope!

The weekend after Hollister we went to the Sonoma County Fair with my mom and Mel. We got free tickets from Grandma and Grandpa treated for the carnival rides! Thanks Grandma and Grandpa!

Noah and Mady loved the dinosaur themed flower show.

And of course they loved the carnival rides
Noah smiled the biggest smile the whole ride - pure joy

I have been knitting a lot, but also doing a lot of ripping out and starting over. I will report on that if I ever finish the projects. Here is a hat I made from Noro Silk Garden for Corissa. She asked for a regular beanie in Green and Blue and White and maybe some Red or Orange. White is almost impossible to find with other colors, so I figured this was a pretty close match to the request. Noro silk is really a great yarn. I hope she likes the hat!

I also made a couple more hats for CompassionKnit, an organization that donates hats to homeless teens in San Francisco.