El Capitan 2010

Here we are on the annual Burton family camping trip to El Capitan...

I LOVE, love this weekend and look forward to it every year. It is absolutely gorgeous at this campground and I love being outside, being with my family and relaxing all. day. long.

Owen LOVES this trip... he loves being spoiled with attention 24-7, he loves the sticks and rocks galore, sleeping in the tent, and this year he really loved the bocci and stomp rocket contests. My family learned that I am not exaggerating when I say that Owen is definitely TWO now... gone is the little baby boy with no opinions and no attitude. This is pretty much how he was the entire weekend, cup of cherrios (or cookie, if gramps had anything to do with it) in hand, completely spoiling any chance of a healthy meal.

The trip schedule is pretty much walk down to the camp market for breakfast, (love this long beautiful walk down there)...

Enjoy a LONG meal at the market, sitting around talking and eating (mmm... lattes and pancakes)...

Come back to the campsite and start a fire, and sit around outside playing cards...

relaxing in a chair with a book...

Or playing a competitive game of bocci.

(Notice there is a new boy in town, Emily's man, we love him).

In between breakfast and dinner, we talk, eat, walk down to the beach, and hang out and just enjoy being with each other in this beautiful place.

And Owen gets spoiled by his aunties...

Mark and Owen chillin in the tent. Gotta love having clean sheets, pillows and a mattress while camping. Notice the hand in the cherrio cup again.

He may have a new little attitude, but he sure is cute.

Thanks dad, we loved our family vacation and making lifetime memories together. We cant wait for next year. Two new little girl campers!!

Best Buds

Gramps is definitely Owen's BF. Owen loves going to Gramps' house (where he is the reigning king), and visiting him at school. Their favorite activities together are tackling, playing with balls, visiting the horsie down the street, eating cherrios while watching sports on TV, and playing at the park. A couple of weeks ago, Gramps took Owen to an Angel's game for bobble head night (each person entering gets a collectors bobble head of an angel's player) with my dad's best friend and his grandson. Gramps is making a new tradition to go to both bobble head games each season with O... I love it.