pinery - ontario parks

each year we go camping with another family or two.

this year we were at pinery, 

near grand bend, ontario.

such a fun place to camp out and make memories!

there were nine kids in our group this year:

i love how these shots of our friends begin to tell the story of our time.

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here are a few more images to fill in the gaps!

 the boys were not so keen on having their picture taken.

 we packed a spray bottle, 

which quickly became the 'toy' of choice while embracing the hot weather.

 on the first morning, selah discovered a very large moth 

(it died later that day, but was still kept close 

throughout our time away and 

might have even come home with us...)

 it rained on and off for one of our days,

we made the most of it!

 spotting this guy (surfer santa, perhaps?)

across the playground in grand bend,

brought a smile to my face!

(i don't have a zoom lens, so this was taken from far away and severely cropped)

 we also spent an hour paddling on the river.

we had to get ice cream on our last night.

chocolate peanut butter for me, as usual...

this s'more didn't make it.

little s'more secret:

at our house, we now skip the graham crackers and chocolate bars,

and make our s'mores with family digestive cookies.

do you know the ones?  

try it - delicious!

 car packed, ready to head home and start planning for next year!

where is your favourite place to go camping?

i'm looking for suggestions for 2013....