Hotel CaliFarnsworth

Awhile ago Joe told us about this cool place to camp by where he lives. He talked it up pretty HUGE and let us then know that it's FREE to camp there! We were so excited about a free place to camp with the kids! We couldn't wait to try to find a date that we could all go. We decided to go during Spring Break. We set a date 3/31 to 4/01. Joe and his family were going to go too. The plan was we'd meet at Joe's house and then head out to the campground. Well, the day of came and the weather decided to be yucky! It looked miserable all day. The news fore casted a BIG storm for the evening. We were scared but determined. Joe kept calling us and asking if we were still on. We were game. Right before we were going to drive out there Joe called again. He and his wife thought a better plan might be camping in their backyard. This way (to the kids) they were still camping and if it started down pouring, we could all run inside. Sounded reasonable to Doug and I. We left for their house. Joe set up a tent in his backyard. By the time we made it to the Knapp's house, it was raining. We ended up camping inside the Knapp's house. We had a great big slumber party! The kids loved it! We roasted marshmallows in their fireplace. The Knapp's have enough toys to entertain a rather large army of children so the kids were constantly occupied. Preston and Braden played the Wii non-stop. The adults even got to play card games. The next morning Joe and Chloe cooked us a wonderful breakfast and we hung out for awhile. Doug had to go to work so we had to leave (much to all the kids' dismay) at 1pm. Thanks Knapp family! We are still looking forward to going to the FREE campground sometime soon though!!
The Super Heroes ( I was surprised Chloe wanted to dress up in BOY dress up clothes): This is more like our Chloe. She convinced all the younger boys to play house with her! Chloe and Joe cooking breakfast: Around the table: Derek's turn FINALLY on the Wii: