Camping at Papa Jim's

We knew all summer that we wanted to go camping at Papa Jim's.  Finally, the last weekend in August we made it happen.  I guess technically this is the second time we camped there.  The first time was a blur because on the way is when we were in a car accident and totaled the van (with the canoe on top, which was completely fine and didn't budge!!)  The kids had a great weekend.  Papa got a pool this summer, which the kids LOVED, and a swing set too.  We also hiked down at the lake with the dogs!

On our way home we stopped at Pymatuning so the kids could feed the fish. 

Just a few days later on a Wednesday before school started we went to Presque Isle State Park.  We were trying to go for the pontoon boat ride that gives you a tour around the park.  It was a rainy day and they ended up cancelling all the boat tours.  We tried to make the best of it and went to the Tom Ridge Enviornmental Center during the worst of the rain.  It did try to clear up so we hit the beach for a little.  While there it rained but the kids were in the water so at that point it didn't matter!  The beach was dead and the kids were having a blast.