Goodbye...

Well, last night the boys and I made the trek over to my folks' house to say goodbye to a friend.

Just over a week and a half ago, we listed our camper on Craigslist. There was a lot of interest which, we knew, meant that it would soon sell. It seemed like everyday last week and even over the holiday weekend, we were trekking over to mom and dads to set up the trailer for another potential buyer (why couldn't they have gotten together and come together so we only had to set it up once? - ha!).

The first time Kiley and I set it up, some cotton fell out of the seems from the cotton trees at the campground we loved in Buffalo, WA. Sand poured out from the beaches of Oregon. We could smell the salty beach air mixed with the fresh scent of Redwood trees. It was a little overwhelming as the memories flooded back so fresh and I had to stop for a moment and, again, thank my heavenly Father for so many incredible moments with my family.

Finally, on Saturday, a couple came and offered us full price. At the time, I had two other families who were rushing over wanting to buy it as well.

So last night they came and picked up their new camper that I pray will be full of blessings and memories for their family. The boys and I stood and watched it leave, probably not as sad as we expected to be, but still somewhat sentimental.

It does help that we sold it for several hundred dollars than we paid for it. :-)

Monterey Highlights

Here's some photo highlights from our camping "test run" to Monterey:

Our camping spot! We got it all set up...

Nothing like cooking over a fire...by the way, it was cold!

Games at night...Ian kept winning!

The end of a perfect day.

We camped on the top of a hill looking down the canyon to Monterey. Gorgeous!

We have a camper!

March 20th ~ We just purchased a 1997 Starcraft Tent trailer for our summer sabbatical. It needs some TLC, but the bones are in good shape. 

We're looking forward to hooking this thing up and heading out for the summer.

The night after we purchased it, I could hardly sleep. I was thinking about everything we might do with this. Nights by the campfire, games inside while it rained, laughter, fights when something went wrong with it (which will happen), campfire meals, and so much more.