Birthday Camping Weekend

To celebrate her birthday, Hadassah thought a family camping trip was a great idea! 
We were able to meet the other Pendrak family (celebrating Uncle Mikey's 40th birthday that weekend) and another family at Highland Hammock State Park in Central Florida.

 

trail narrows and only has rail on one side of the boardwalk 

We went on a guided nature hike. 
The park rangers gave each of the children their own scavenger list of items to find
(older children's was longer list of words and Asher's had pictures) 

Asher enjoyed until he finished his list and then was done with the hike.

nature station with information
and examples of native wildlife

around the campfire for stories and s'mores

 

For Uncle Mikey's birthday, Daddy gave him a Man Crate gift that was really hard to open (which was fun for everyone else to watch!) 

bubbles, camp playground, and cousins

the other Pendrak boys!

we saw a few alligators at the rest area we stopped at on the drive home