Yesterday, we departed Blackhawk Valley Campground in Rockford and drove 1 1/2 hours to Yorkville, Illinois. The road leading to Hide-A-Way Lakes was closed due to construction, so we had to make a last minute adjustment to our course, but arrived here without any other issues.
I assure you, we wouldn't normally be staying at a campground like this, except it is close to our son Brad and his family, and saves a lot of driving for us. Hide-A-Way Lakes was not rated very high and it has more than lived up to it's rating. We are in the full hookup sites and they are average sites, mostly level, with plenty of shade, and the Fox River is just a stone throw away. What hurts this place is the condition of their buildings, the old rusty no longer used equipment sitting around rusting, and the seasonal sites that have not been maintained for years! Some have man eating weeds that engulf the RVs, and a visit by Mister Clean would go a long way to making some necessary improvements. Due to the lack of rain, the gravel roads kick up a ton of dust when someone drives by or a small breeze happens to blow. Other than that, this place is great! Cough, Cough!
But, we are tough folks and can tolerate such adverse conditions! Besides, we are here to see Brad and his family, and help them pack up for their move, so we spend very little time at the campground.
Today is the last day the kids have before school starts on Wednesday. We are going to spend today with the grand children, Brooke, Bradly, and Jacob. After today, it will be pack and pack until we can't pack anymore, then load the truck, and clean up the house before the new owners take over.
Brooke spent Monday night with us and we really enjoyed the one on one time with her. Bradly and Jacob have soccer camp every evening this week. So, they joined us in the morning.
Brooke likes to make bracelets, and, as you can see, she had plenty of help! Even Kallie helped!
That's Bradly in front.
L to R: Brooke, Kallie, and Jacob
That's Bradly in front.
L to R: Brooke, Kallie, and Jacob
After lunch, we took them to the nearby Family Fun Center where they raced go karts
played mini golf, and had a water war.
Here's Speedy Bradly!
This is Jacob The Jet!
Catch Me If You Can Brooke!
Drivers, start your engines! The race is on! Here they come around the curve!
Wow! That was fun and no one hit the wall or each other!
Now it's on to mini golf. As you can see, the kids are anxiously watching to see me hit a hole in one. OOPS, missed again!
It was a real nail biter, but Jacob managed to pull off a victory on the last hole!
Now, it's time for water wars! This is played by putting a water ball into giant sling shot and slinging it over to the person in the next booth. The object being to get the opponent as wet as possible, Here, Jacob and Brooke are about to drench Bradly, and they mean business!
But, Bradly is going to return the favor!
As you can see, they got a little wet, but had lots of fun doing it! No mom, they didn't have their shoes on!
We really enjoyed our fun day with the grand children, and hope we can have more days just like this one. But, now it's on to packing for the move and the kids head off to school the rest of the week. Darn School, anyway!
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