We have been wanting to take the kids on a first camping trip this whole summer but with schedules and busyness- it never happened until last week! We had a 24 hour window- the weather was gorgeous- in the 70s and we decided to go for it! We went to Miami Whitewater Park (only 30 minutes from us). We left after naps Thursday and barely fit it all in our car. Daddy put up the tent while Mommy took the kids to the park- to get them out of the way.
Jeremiah was very helpful with the fire- Lydia well, she just sat and pointed to things- she wanted to get down so bad but as she is not walking- we decided not let her get too muddy.
Eating S'mores and hot dogs on the fire!
Jeremiah could not wait to go to bed and sleep in the tent. That night we took a night walk and did some firefly hunting and collected them in a jar to watch them light up. We put the kids to bed and it literally took Jeremiah until 11pm to fall asleep- he was so excited. So far we all fit in our 4 person tent- it is very cozy in there with one kid on each side of us.
Jeremiah loved playing with his trucks in the mud!
Friday morning- we went to a splash park and feed the ducks and walked and rode our bike. We were so thankful for a beautiful trip- as soon as we got home- it rained the whole night.
So: Other than Lydia not being able to walk and screaming for everything she saw, Jeremiah having trouble going to sleep- oh and our air mattress deflated overnight, and I did have to go to the bathroom a few times in the middle of the night without waking the babes, and a raccoon we heard in our camp- well, I think we would do it again... We just know the parents won't get much sleep and it takes a lot to pack it all and pack it all up!
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