We got a wild hair and thought we would take the boys camping this weekend. We looked online and tried to find somewhere close in Arkansas we could go and wound up settling on DeQueen Lake. It is an Army Corps of Engineers lake. Neither Scotty or myself had ever been there before so we were pleasantly suprised to find that the lake was very nice. It was no Greers Ferry but it was pretty none the same. The water was simular to Beaverfork but the lake was 5 times as large. It was in the middle of mountains because it was formed when they dammed a river. Not to mention, it was almost deserted. The lake was smooth as glass. Perfect for skiing.(ofcourse we don't have a ski boat.)
The boys were so good all weekend. Scotty brought their bikes and I brought their trucks, flashlight, and binoculars. We swam, fished and played all weekend. They never ran out of things to do. Our friends Marcie and Kaleb came and brought my girl Gracie. I took lots of pictures of the kids.
Jack came along and was quite the little camper. He fished on the boat with us, swam in the lake with us, slept in the tent with us, he was happy just to be there.
We had a hot shower, clean bathroom, and electricity for a fan to blow on us as we slept in our tent. It was a great weekend. If anyone wants to go for the weekend or even longer, we highly suggest it. We would probably go again with you if you let us know!
4 comments:
How much fun!! I grew up camping on that lake! My grandparents lived in DeQueen and were gate keepers on the lake. The town where I grew up, Dierks, is about 20 minutes from there. We actually spent more time at Lake Greeson which is about 50 miles from DeQueen. You guys should go there next time. It's a much bigger and better lake. If we were there, we would definitely be joining you! We miss boating and camping so much! Now that we are surrounded by beautiful lakes again, we are dying to get a boat and go camping! We want our boys to grow up loving the lake like we did! OH, I think Scotty has been to Lake Greeson with Jer before when he had his boat. The boys look like they loved camping! Great pics! Love, Tera
The last picture is my favorite ! your boys are growing fast so enjoy them while you can. Keep up the good work.. your a good momma, Love ya'll Anut Linda
This looks so much fun! I can't hardly wait until we get to start going and doing stuff with ya'll and the kids can play! Come home soon we miss yall. We will be gone this weekend though!:( Love yall kiss my boys for me..except Scotty..Kick him for me
Great pics! Liam's jealous - he wanted to camp this summer, too. After he saw these pictures, now he REALLY wants to go! If I wasn't so pregnant, we'd definitely go with you guys. Looks like y'all had a BIG time! See ya soon :-) Love, Amy
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