Sweltering hot camping trip

So last weekend we went on a camping trip with some other couples from our church and it was a hot one!!! We were excited to break out our newly purchased tent and air matress (makes a big difference when camping). We stayed at Lake Del Valle which is in Livermore, CA about 35 miles from where we live. The only thing was that it was so hot! Last Saturday it got up to 118 degrees...not too refreshing while you are in a tent. We still had a lot of fun even though we were exhausted from the heat. We were pleased with our new tent and how spacious it was and we were also glad that we were at a lake...because without that; it would have been unbearable! Check out the pics:



Lauren and I waiting for breakfast...



Alvin and Tim cooking some eggs and potatoes



Lauren and her friends staying cool in the water!



Me and some of the guys camping out in the water



Chillin at the campsite (that's our new tent in the background)



Dancing around the fire

Canoe Trip

A few weeks ago we went on a canoe trip up to the Russian River up in Wine Country with some friends. We went to this place called Burkes Canoe Trips. We had a blast up there. I will have to say that Lauren and I did a lot better job steering the canoe this time than the first time that we did it a few years back. Anyways, I wish that I had some pictures to post, but I was too afraid that the canoe was going to tip (it didn't) that I didn't bring my digital camera! We have a few fun trips coming up so I'll be sure to post more pictures and post more oftn.