September 25-27, 2009

This weekend GDA had a group camp out at Lake Casitas there was 38 sites and about 80 campers and just as many dogs (puppies in training 6 months and older, career changes and one guide). Denise and I arrived at the campground about 7pm Friday night and wow was it dark! After we unpacked we joined a group of raisers going for a walk and then sat around the camp fire till it was time for bed. Saturday morning we woke up early and took a nice walk with Sammie, Peri, and Winter with their raisers. We walked over to the playground and played on the equipment.Winter, Catalina, Peri and Sammie on their Saturday morning walk

Later do to the heat and flies we drove over to Carpinteria for the cooler weather and browsing threw the stalls at the flea market before heading back to the camp site to start dinner. Joise, Catalina and Sammie at the flea market in CarpinteriaGroup getting together for dinner Sat. night

After Dinner all the GDA campers gathered together for a desert potluck then headed to individual sites for camp fires or bed. The next morning after the big GDA hosted breakfasts everyone was getting ready to go home so Denise packed our car and then we hung out with Tina and Winter watching all the trailers and cars leave for home. But finally it was time for us to go home also so we could pick up little Fern from her sitters. It was a nice weekend visiting with everyone. Winter, Catalina, Peri and Sammie on their Sunday morning walk

September 1, 2007

Denise, Andromeda and I went up for the day to Flying Flags RV Resort Buellton, CA were the rest of the family was for the weekend. We did not have any of the Santa Barbara traffic when we drove thru at 9am in the morning, Denise says that she usually has a hour or more traffic delay here on Friday nights that’s why we left this morning instead. Denise has been coming camping to Flaying Flags with the Starcrafter Camping Club for her birthday weekend since she was 6 years old now twenty three years later she is still coming up here. When we got to the camp site Andromeda climbed into the motor home and I jumped into another car which we took into this little town called Solvang. We walked around with Denise’s Mom, Sister, Jacob, & Brittany on a hunt for a new Webkinz for Brittany. We also stopped at the fudge shops for free samples and the Solvang Bakery for Denise’s family’s favorite jalapeno cheese bread and cinnamon bread. For Dinner we went to The Vineyard House to celebrate Denise’s Dad’s Foster Brother’s 35th Wedding Anniversary and her Birthday. I impressed everyone by falling a sleep on Denise’s foot for the whole dinner and not begging for some. When we arrived back from dinner the group camp fire was going so Denise Andromeda and I join them for Smores (I have never seen a camp fire so I tried to catch this flying red thing but Denise would not let me.) by nine o’clock it was time to head home so we all climbing into the car for the two hour drive home.

Oceana is watching closely to what that butterfly is doing on the flower