Diamond Lake/Crater Lake

We set out for Diamond Lake and Crater Lake to meet up with Doug's parents and his sister's family. Any trip south starts with ice cream at Rice Hill. Wayne and Martha were staying in their RV. We had several cabins to stay in (things were booked up so we had to stay in 3 different cabins for the four nights we were there). Things were complicated for me because my shoulder was really hurting, which is difficult when you constantly need to pack and unpack. However, the kids had a blast. We saw Crater Lake and drove around the rim. Deb, Andrew, Chris, Ellie and I all hiked down to the lake. That was quite a climb back up. We went fishing, one trip caught a lot of seaweed. The successful fishing trip had to leave at 6 in the morning and Deb caught all the fish. The kids loved the lake. We kept them out the first 2 days since there was a blue green algae advisory. But finally it looked clear (even though the advisory hadn't lifted) so they had a blast. They also loved time around the campfire! Great family memories!

Doug catching a big bunch of seaweed.

Ready to hike down there

Yes she swam in her clothes!

One night we stayed in a cabin about an hour away(that's a whole 'nother story). We had the best breakfast at Becky's! Tom and our family

The kids set up a play shop out in the woods. Only problem the mosquitos were AWFUL!

This was the successful fishing trip. Doug and I were not on that boat.

Ellie loved carrying the dead fish around.

Inside the cleaning station, Doug took these pics. I was NOT going in there.

This is what I call vacation!

They loved the bumper boats.

Jack especially loved digging in the sandy beach area!