Iron Creek Camping

I requested a mini vacation and I got one! We had our first camping adventure (well 2nd if you count a couple years ago) but our first on our own :) It was a little drizzly, but fun to go someplace new, be outside and pass the hours by watching the fire burn. LOVELY way to spend a weekend.

We found this place searching on line as one of the few people who didn't know you had to make reservations 9 months in advance if you really want to be assured a camping spot. So this place had available spots on line, looked calm and serene and so instead of our coast camping trip like we originally planned (we couldn't be assured we could get out of town early enough to make it to the coast for a walk up spot), we set out on an adventure to some place new. It was gorgeous there but we both kind of missed the water aspect. There was a river close by, but nothing you could just sit and look at. Anyhow, here's a summary :)



This was our little slice of heaven for the weekend.


First night, enjoying a s'more.

Camping breakfasts are the best. Here is a little egg hash I whipped up.

The picture is a little dark, but everything was so LUSH and green. (The seemingly never distant rain drops were a great clue as to why this forest stayed so green.)

Kind of an artsy shot. Kind of.

Some pretty flowers we came upon on our walk about the campground.

Steve and Penny on the walk.

CANNOT remember the last time I actually roasted my hot dog over the fire. It was a tasty lunch after a drizzly morning.

SO MUCH to explore and see. Penny had bouts of serious exploration followed by long periods of serious napping.

Checking each other out by the camp fire.

At least I was DRY! Can't blame Steve for putting in his vote to pack up one day early since this was what he had to look at ...he he he. But I reiterate, I WAS DRY!

Camp is all packed up and we're ready to go home. Thanks Iron Creek for a peaceful weekend and mini adventure away from P-town.

Summer so far

Well we've been keeping busy around here with work, projects and raising Penny girl. Here are a few photo updates into what life looks like around here. Summer is flying by with all the exciting things happening.



Steve (with lots of help from my dad, THANKS PAPA!!!) has made significant progress on our new shed. We've just picked out paint color and once all the siding gets up, that'll be the next step. I am VERY excited for shelves to go up inside so I have something to organize. I really am very giddy just thinking about what I'll place where and how I'll then be able to get serious about cleaning out the garage. :)


Our herb garden. The mint (top left) is of course thriving with little attention. However, I'm concerned the rest isn't doing as well as I had hoped. Perhaps not enough sun yet this year? Anyhow, we are hoping as the weather gets nicer it will start to thrive! (Thyme, basil, dill, rosemary, lavender, chives).


Our 2nd garden! The spinach is doing SO well! I may end up doing a 3rd planting as the 2nd is bound to look this good shortly and i don't want it all to be gone so soon! Anyhow, harder to see in this picture are the sugar snap peas at the far end and our hopefully soon to be thriving romaine lettuce. First time trying romaine this year.


Steve was tired from baking 4th of July dessert all day (an apple and peach crisp) so I offered to clean up the kitchen. There was a bigger mess than I had envisioned... and this is how these two were as they watched me clean and prepare to make dinner. What a pair.


Penny looking over her garden. She is SO GOOD about staying out of the gardens. Behind Penny in our other garden square we have corn, tomatoes, carrots, cilantro, green onions and zucchini. I just LOVE our garden this year. So much yummy stuff we'll have :)





A smooshy face with my little girl. She wasn't feeling too photogenic.