4 hrs. packing for trip-while reminding Kelsey that it's an overnighter and she doesn't need all those clothes!
2 hr. drive to a Giant City state park (call Perezs and miss our exit by 10 miles)
Stop at Wal-Mart and indulge the kids with the treat of their choice-donut holes, Swedish fish and popcorn chicken
Arrive at campsite and first piece of business is cleaning up Jenna's business.
Put up camp. How come there are no tent poles for our tent?
9 kids running around enjoying their freedom, 1 sick with the stomach flu (Eric)
Roast hotdogs and eat cookies.
Do these cookies have peanut butter in them? Fortunately, Ryan only took a bite and doesn't have a allergic reaction. Whew!
Time for bed-all sleep soundly (Luckily, what Jason thought was the bag of tent poles for our nice big tent was actually our old small tent)
Breakfast over the campfire-pancakes, hash browns and hot chocolate (who needs a griddle anyway-we're roughing it!)
1 mile hike. Estimate time 1 hr. Real time 2 1/2 hrs. Lots of caves and rocks to explore.
Who's the best shot with the slingshot?
Pack up camp
Play at "Boo" Medieval park
Drive home-don't you just love the DVD player?
Unpack-which basically means throw everything into the laundry room
Eat the spaghetti dinner Kelsey made us. (Teenagers are good for something!)
Shower-we STINK!
Fall into bed exhausted-Oh wait, I have Sharing Time tomorrow.
Promise to self-No more overnight camping. It's got to be at least a couple of nights for the work to be worth it!
2 comments:
I didn't even know you guys called until I read your blog!
I agree about not camping just overnight. It is way too much work. I am lucky because Mario does almost all the prep. He has it down to a science now with all his big bins full of camping supplies. But packing clothes for four kids is never fun. We plan to go camping in the red woods this week. But I told Mario it has to be for 2 nights. The best part about our camping trip is that it is only 10 minutes away from the outlet mall!
Hey, I remember camping. Getting the pop up trailier ready. Driving down early on Thursday morning in order to get a camping spot in the Russian River Campground. Early being about 3AM. Staying for 3 days and nights. But the best part was watching Traci, Krista, and later Kellie move into a crowd of grown men and watch the men move away as the young ladies took over and caught salmon. DAD
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