Murphy Family's FIRST Camping Trip

We had the BEST time camping last weekend with several families made up of our closest friends. The kids had more fun than we ever could have imagined. Bella had a "sleepover" at Reese Waldron's house, while Riley Bergeson camped in our (Mom and Dad's) camper - there were kids all over the place! Our destination was Greenough Lake up past Red Lodge. Max and Daddy spent a lot of time fishing, while the kids ran around and parents RELAXED. We plan to make it an annual event! Heather Bergeson took that shot of Bella, by the way - isn't it priceless?

Daddy and Max fishing down by the lake - cheese ended up being the winner as far as bait was concerned.
Mulligan had a wonderful time on the trip (this is her first blog appearance in quite some time as well).

Baby Micah, Amy, myself and Brighton, who will NOT look at the camera, unless she is posing with Baby Micah (below). Brighton's babies are all named "Baby Micah" in honor of this little cherub.

Reese and Bella spent a great deal of time together over the weekend and forged a close bond. Bella has been asking when she gets to see "Reesie" again all week. Bella, Reese, Katie, Ava and Flora (with some back up Rusted Root sung by Max) performed a "Mountain Lion Show" for our viewing pleasure. The show was an interpretive dance of sorts - very interesting. The Show was conducted atop the rock pictured below - with Max at its peak. The kids spent endless hours climbing this rock and sliding down its face over the weekend. We literally had to toss a pair of shorts (burned in the fire) and a pair of jeans due to the "sliding down" part.

Here's Max with his catch. We had a hard time with catching and releasing this little guy, so Max strung him up and took him back to camp to show his friends. He was very proud.

We did not think to snap a photo of the kids the first night (there were more), but did get this shot of the two-nighters, including the Finks, the Nemers, and the Waldrons. (NEXT year the Bergesons will be there for night two). FUN! It was truly an adventure to remember!