beautiful friendships, beautiful scenery

We were blessed to have some friends of ours come ALL the way from Illinois to spend time with us!! Well, I think they also came to see California and all the gorgeous beaches, mountains, and national parks, too... But my favorite part was that we got to see it all together! We went camping in the redwoods (this made my friend a little nervous, but proved to be very fun, despite the quarter slot showers! hey, there WERE showers!!) and had so many great photo opportunities, but we decided to take some simple shots on a big tree stump right in our campsite! My hubby was even setting up all his famous camping gear (including his new "kitchen" that he built himself!) as we were shooting... Here are a few of my favorites of the Smith family!