Ike Kinswa State Park

Over 4th of July and into the weekend we went camping with my parents and Seth's parents to Ike Kinswa State Park. It is located near Mossyrock, off of Hwy 12, and sits on Mayfield Lake. It was a gorgeous week! Lots of nice, sunny, warm weather and hardly any bugs!!! The water was somewhat warmish, at least by Washington standards! We all had a great time! Alistair cut another tooth while we were out, which made for a hard Thursday night and Friday. But he got through it and was better the rest of the weekend! Jen and Ethan joined us for the last night. It was nice to have them out with us! In the photo above he is wearing his official State Park ranger outfit. We went to Mt. St. Helens on Friday. It was a very clear day and you could see everything. The mountain was even smoking a little for us.
Alistair had his first experience swimming in a lake. Here he is just wading with Papa, but Jen and I took him out into the lake a few days later - he seemed to enjoy it!

Jen and I took the kayaks out for a spin or two. David and Seth also paddled around.
Here Alistair is getting his first driving lesson from Papa. We were trying to pack up and everyone was taking turns entertaining a fussy Alistair. He was happy to get home and be with all his toys again.

Alistair got this cute little mail cart for Christmas from the McDaniels. Up to this point he has been merely interested in the plastic envelopes that accompany the unit. But now that he is cruising and on the verge of walking, this toy has brought a whole new meaning to him. He spent quite a but of time walking around the campground and the beach. Here is a little video of him doing just that, but with a pretzel in his hand that he WAS NOT going to give up so he could fully use both of his hands! (: