Last weekend we took the plunge & went camping with the kids. We used to go camping regularly & went camping with Sydney when she was 10 months old, but with that experience I said I would not go with kids again unless they could walk. I spent the first few hours telling Sydney to stop putting dirt & sticks in her mouth- then I gave up. As long as she wasn't going to choke on something, I gave up the quest to keep her semi-clean.
So last weekend was our first venture back into camping. I was quite certain the kids would love it- Brad not so much. I am happy to say that I was right, they LOVED it. We enjoyed it too, but I was not quite as prepared as I should have been. The nights last weekend were COLD! & our site was completely shaded so it was cooler than I would have liked when we were just hanging out. Our other problem was that we have bought a new air mattress since our last camping adventure & discovered that our air compressor did not have the right attachment to use to blow it up. Brad blew it up with is own lungs- I was quite impressed. That's a lot of hot air! Add to that, Jason's air mattress had a leak in it so by the morning he was almost lying on the ground. Sydney would have been the only one to have a good night sleep on a good mattress if her brother didn't keep falling off his mattress & landing on her.
The kids played well together, they slept OK (although can't say I did), and they had a blast. I am definitely going to plan on us going camping for our vacation next year. I'd like to go somewhere farther with bigger sites & a better beach. We went to Rockwood & it was great for a weekend because it took us less than an hour to get there, they had good hiking trails to do with the kids, there are canoes to rent which will be great to do next time & the beach was good for playing- but the water was FREEZING!
So last weekend was our first venture back into camping. I was quite certain the kids would love it- Brad not so much. I am happy to say that I was right, they LOVED it. We enjoyed it too, but I was not quite as prepared as I should have been. The nights last weekend were COLD! & our site was completely shaded so it was cooler than I would have liked when we were just hanging out. Our other problem was that we have bought a new air mattress since our last camping adventure & discovered that our air compressor did not have the right attachment to use to blow it up. Brad blew it up with is own lungs- I was quite impressed. That's a lot of hot air! Add to that, Jason's air mattress had a leak in it so by the morning he was almost lying on the ground. Sydney would have been the only one to have a good night sleep on a good mattress if her brother didn't keep falling off his mattress & landing on her.
The kids played well together, they slept OK (although can't say I did), and they had a blast. I am definitely going to plan on us going camping for our vacation next year. I'd like to go somewhere farther with bigger sites & a better beach. We went to Rockwood & it was great for a weekend because it took us less than an hour to get there, they had good hiking trails to do with the kids, there are canoes to rent which will be great to do next time & the beach was good for playing- but the water was FREEZING!
Even though her teeth were chattering, she would not get out.
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