We wanted to fit in another camping trip this month and with all of our work schedules to consider, we decided Christmas weekend would be the best time. So after opening up stockings and presents, we loaded the RV and headed back to R. Shafer Heard campground on West Point Lake for two nights.
Everyone helped set up camp once we arrived.
Jessie Ann had Ellie duty.
Jessie Ann had been hard at work the week before Christmas making paper chains and snowflakes for a surprise. We didn't know what that surprise was until we looked in the RV on Christmas Day. A winter wonderland in Georgia!
Once everything was set at the campsite, we headed out to walk on some of the trails along the lake. We saw wild turkeys and deer along the way.
The trails were muddy from all the rain we have been getting. Dylan, Sarah Joy and Jessie Ann rode their bikes along the trails and both bike and child were pretty dirty by the end.
We walked around the campground area to see the sun set and then enjoyed our nighttime fire.
After breakfast the next day we headed out to walk across the dam. It was pretty cold and noticed ice over a puddle of water. It was a longer walk than Terry and I thought it would be, but the sky was beautiful and we were together.
Ellie with her eyes on the prize.
Once we got back and had hot coffee or hot chocolate or both, we either read or napped and enjoyed relaxing for a little while.
After dinner the second night Sarah Joy caught this beautiful sunset. It just about sums up our Christmas weekend...wonderful beyond words.
