Camping

Last Wednesday, we were feeling adventurous. J had one week with no responsibility, so we decided to use the opportunity to the fullest. We took the girls camping to a nearby lake, and though the whole trip lasted less than 18 hours, it was full of new experiences and quite an exhausting adventure.

Zoe says, "We went camping with some different friends [strangers with kids who camped nearby] and the Brians and some [aforementioned] different friends and played with them [in the playground by our tents]. Aunt Susan taked us on a hike. We saw white signs and yellow signs and the number five [trail markers]. We walked in the grass and on a little bridge. But Carter didn't want to go anymore but he changed his mind and he went fast fast fast and I telled him to wait up and he did. After that we ate chips [and steak, potatoes, asparagus, and spinach dip!] and we sat by the fire and ate fire and marshmallows [also known as s'mores] and read books and went tee tee in the grass. It [the whole camping experience] was plain old fun!"

Although preggo Mom was tired for a day, Addie gained an unidentified rash, and Zoe was pegged as the sweetest for parasite attacks, we're better for having "roughed it" for the first time all together. And we enjoyed a happy weekend hunting for swimsuits, ticks, and Royals victories, eventually finding all three elusive items. Nice when you get what you look for...unless you're looking for ticks.