House of Roder: Lake Livingston Camping

Ok here's our weekend recap of the camping trip!

We were going to go to Bastrop State Park because Jason and Christy had been there before and said it was really nice, but they had a burn ban due to the lack of rain. So we decided to go to Lake Livingston State Park. I really liked it because it was so close! We got on the road at 6, stopped for gas and food once and got there by 7:15. I like that!

We def couldn't go somewhere where there was a burn ban. We FROZE at night when it was 55. Ha to think I was trying to convince everyone to go earlier when it was 45 at night. :)

So we set up our sites and started to unwind - the boys with Bud Light, the girls with white wine - and boy did we unwind. :) Whew! I was a dancing MACHINE (see below) and Jason has the video to prove it.

Here's Blake and I trying to see if we remember any of our moves from the wedding, minus the concussion.

Oh la la! Someone took the pic thru all the ash from the fire and it looks like we're dancing in the snow.

Jason put Jack to bed when it was his bedtime but he didn't want to miss out on all the fun. Here he is trying to bust out of the tent.

The moon is so bright! (Inside joke that I'm not explaining bc it makes me look dumb.)

Can you see his new glasses? I think he's sexy!

Nothing like a 2003 Clos di Bois Chardonnay in a Burger King cup! (I'm sure I didn't spell that right.)

Ahh he looks so MEAN -NOT!

Saturday morning we woke up nice and rested and enjoyed some breakfast tacos (with just a touch of butter) and started to plan our day. We decided to try some fishing first so here's Blake patiently trying to set up a fishing pole - specifically an Ugly Stik - and it kind of took him a little while.

So here we are fishing! (More like drowning worms.) We didn't catch a THING.

Christy's super proud of this pic bc she took it with her new camera's self timer. You're so high tech!

Then we went bike riding - nice view eh?

Here's what Jack was doing while we were gone. He's a busy man.

Next, a card game of VC. Jason's frowning bc he just lost to Christy.

Relaxing after the bike ride - Christy took nap and Jason covered her up while she was sleeping. Isn't he sweet?!? :)

All bright eyed and bushy tailed after her nap. (I took one, too. I guess we were a little hungover.)

Blake got hot and didn't have any shorts - so I offered him mine. They fit perfect don't they?

(He later put on a pair of Christy's that were a little bit longer.)

Here we are catching a snack after a highly-skilled (as in watch your shins because Christy and I can't throw a horseshoe to save our life) game of horseshoes. Blake really liked these powdered donuts that Christy bought so he was a little mad later on when...

He walked up on a squirrel eating our food! So he started to chase after it - AND THE SQUIRREL DIDN'T MOVE. Ballsy little thing, and fat too!

He must have been hungry bc he started to eat out of the boys hands. I wasn't about to try - I was just waiting for it to go crazy and jump on their head and start gnawing on an ear. :)

Skip ahead to that night. Our Valentine's Dinner Menu: salad, baked potato and ribeye (with Blake's Essense - BAM) with a chocolate fondue bar for dessert. Yum! Blake and Jason ate it all up like they'd never had fondue. I'm glad it was such a hit! We dipped bananas, marshmallows, strawberries and green apples that fell on the ground and Blake just rinsed them off. Perfect.