Red, White and Blue

It was a little different celebrating the 4th of July this year. We didn't get to light fireworks with family, or watch a 4th of July parade. So we decided to celebrate our own way with some yummy food. For dinner we made homemade bagel burgers. We didn't realize they were going to turn out that huge, but boy were they good!


Then for dessert, we did a little red, white and blue. You can't go wrong when dealing with ice-cream.

Camping

Daniel and I went camping at the Chickasaw State Park Camp Grounds. We left right from work Friday night. It's about an hour east from where we live. It was totally on the spur of the moment, we decided just the day before, but we wanted to get out of town, and this was our solution. It of course is July in Memphis, so it was extremely hot, but it was still so fun.

We had heard about the Park from a family Daniel home teaches, and we are glad we went. There are several kinds of camping areas. They have an RV area, Cabins, a large group area that can hold 130 people (great for family reunions), tent camping, and my favorite, wrangler campers. It's an area for campers who have horses. Have you ever heard of that. It was fun to drive by their area and see all the campers with their horses.

At the park, there was a huge lake where you could swim, paddle boat and canoe. They had hiking trails, and horse riding trails you could go on. It really is a beautiful place, but next time we'll wait until it's a little cooler out!

The paddock where they kept all the horses.

This bridge went all the way across the lake.

The view from our camp site.

Daniel and I discovered the best camping breakfast. Toasterstroodle. We have never bought them for home, but they are amazing for camping. They get all crispy on the outside, and warm on the inside, mmm!!!