When I was growing up, I would look forward to going to Whiskeytown for months and as soon as we came home, it seemed I was counting down the days until we could go again.
I loved playing in the trees and in the lake with my cousins and staying up late playing cards with my grandma and aunts and uncles. 
As I have become an adult and have a family of my own, Whiskeytown has changed for me, but it has made me more grateful for my parents and all that they did to keep the tradition alive. Sometimes, I question if it is worth all the time it takes to pack up my family to camp in a tent for a week or listen to the "how much longer"s on the 5 1/2 hour drive to get there, but as the sun sets over the lake, I feel peace. I feel at home and I'm glad we made the trip.The kids love to go to Whiskeytown just as much as I did when I was a kid! Here are a few highlights from this year:
Sterling and Katie set up "The Amazing Race" for the kids.
Here they are getting ready to start.
They were put in teams and had a bunch a fun tasks to complete, like naming all 50 states, correctly identifying Poison Oak, collect a certain number of acorns, name the birthdates of a certain number of relatives, some sort of rock toss and kayaking or canoeing across our cove of the lake and back. 
Wes and Garrett
Lauren helping Brynne get her life jacket on
Lauren, Brynne and Jessica
Austin and SequoiaThe kids had a blast!
My mom found a baby dear on one of the little islands in the lake, so we took all of the kids out to see it.
It was so cute and really fast! I also learned that dear can swim! I had no idea. (Hey Melissa, can you email those pictures you took out on the island?)
We spent some time out on the old boat. It is the same boat that was around when I was a kid and somehow it hasn't been retired yet. It's like 95 in boat years, I'm sure!
My Dad
My DadAshlyn
Jason
Jason and Ashlyn
JasonJason and Ashlyn
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