Since last fall Jer and I have been discussing the fact that we really need to go camping with the kidlets more... now that Turbo is going to be 3 at the end of the summer it shouldn't be as big of an ordeal as with an infant (you know, the whole... Pack-N-Play, bottles, baby back-packy thingy, etc etc)
Well, we still hadn't gone till this last weekend, and part of it was because we didn't have a clue where to go ...
Apparently my parents decided that they needed to prod us in the right direction! They invited us to go with them (can we say YAY for bathroom facilities and other adults whom the kidlets adore?!).
So, off we went!
This is the first time Jer and I have used our tent since we went and visited my sister for her graduation... ya, we're kind of pathetic... I know. :)
But we had a blast this time, due in large part to my mama and my papa!
Dad found the perfect spot to say in, that not only would fit their 5th wheel, but our tent and all the vehicles. PLUS it had a stream that the kids loved to jump over and play in AND we didn't have any traffic there besides ourselves running back and forth on the Rhino. :)
I think my kids were in shock due to not being allowed to watch any movies etc (I wouldn't let them, even though my parents did have a TV, DVD player, and a generator.... GOODNESS SAKES KIDS! We are OUTDOORS... and not just in the front yard! Go explore!)
They found sticks to swing around and asked repeatedly if any adult would go on a hike or take them on a ride in the Rhino. (which the adults didn't mind doing at all, that thing was fun!)
(Gpa J and Missy at the top of the Mountain)
There was even a deer that must have lived near our campsite, because we saw her often!
Jer's foot started to hurt (darn gout, and me forgetting that shrimp triggers it... and dang-it everyone loved that meal!) So, now we are home, bathed, showered, and all but me in bed.
It was an awe-some weekend! Thanks to the 'rents!
5 comments:
OH MY GOSH! That tent is the biggest tent I have ever seen! It looks like your kids are inside a really big house with huge plate-glass windows! It's like that tent in Harry Potter 4!!! Good for you for not allowing them TV. And what a gorgeous spot for camping. I'm so sorry that Jeremy has gout. I just read a little bit about gout recently - I read a bio of the Duchess of Devonshire, and her husband had it. I never knew exactly what it was, so I looked it up. It looks really painful.
Ooh, look at you and all of your pretty pictures! Camping is the bomb! Although, you're braver than me. I refused to go camping until we bought a camp trailer. It's my kids' favorite summertime activity, so it makes it that much more fun! It looks like you had total fun. Yay for s'mores!! Not yay for Jer's sore foot :(
What a blast! I'm so happy for you guys! These pictures make me smile ... LOTS! :D
Tony is so NOT a camper so I don't imagine my girls will ever have the pleasure until they go to girls came in YW lol. Tony gets gout too (usually crab triggers his). So sorry. It's terrible!
We only stayed a few days, but it was soo much fun! Thanks for remembering to take pictures (you take such terrific ones!) and for posting them. It really was beautiful there, even if it did rain during the night.
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