Saturday, October 10th 2015
Come morning we awake to find that we live HERE now:
Ta da!
Gavin models one of the adjacent camp sites awaiting our friends.
ClaraJane dares herself to climb a stump:
Stump Champ
Paul gets to work with his NEW HATCHET:
Hatchet Man & Co.
Flanked by his trustee helpers, not the least of which is the self-titled “LOG LIFTER!”
I could watch this Vine-length vid clip ad for the rest of my life just for the crack-squeak in her voice alone:
(Grunting voice) MANMEAT-LOG-AXE-HANDLE:
Log Lifter & Hatchet Man
That’s some advanced shit right there. (o:
Later Mama gets in on some of the action.
MANLOVE-WOMAN, LET-HER-USE-AXE-HMM:
Hatchet Mama
Meanwhile Paul’s food is underway as promised:
The Promised Pot Roast
And having exerted himself sufficiently, he commits the fatal mistake of sitting down and looking comfortable (and if you know kids, you know what that means):
GERONIMO!
Eventually Paul is relieved of child as Gavin floats off to what he affectionately refers to as “Heaven”:
Lying around…
Reading in the tent:
Also known as L-I-V-I-N’
Even Mama gives it a go (not always instinctive for her):
Ahh… this is the L…
Which just means I commit Paul’s same mistake before:
GERONIMO AGAIN!
Feeling refreshed, we lay out fires in our friends’ campsites along with token gift bags:
Anticip…. ation
Then go explore our surroundings:
And we’re off
This was actually the first time I remember seeing Paul on his longboard in about 5 years, so it was kinda thrilling:
ClaraJane peers down the hallow of this cool stump:
Exploring
We amble down this little path toward the pond:
Hmm, what’s down here?
And what do we find?
?!
Holy Moly are you kidding me?
reeds bending in the breeze
Welcome to “Mausert’s Pond”:
replete with a windmill fringe
And wildlife:
Salamander Ho!
It’s so beautiful, you just want to share it with friends. And this time, we get to! Here is a campsite map:
We are a cluster of 4 sites farthest to the left
Now all they gotta do is GET here.
Your Royal Quarters await…
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circuskitchen 
You were almost in Vermont! It does look like paradise for people with a lot of energy.
Gavin so covets the hatchet that he did 16 pushups at the park to encourage muscle development… “Dad said I could have a hatchet when I get more muscles”
Based on their weekend reports, the kids assigned themselves the names “Log Lifter,” “Bicycle Boy”, and “Jackknife Guy” for use back here in the city.