Day One

Because there are soooo many great pictures and so much to say, I am going to break down our camping trip into 3 posts. Maybe. Once again we had a fabulous time. The campsite was beautiful and the company was excellent!! Traveling with family and friends is the way to go!

The campground was at the foot of the mountains and the views on the trip were spectacular. I have found a new place to retire to. Anyway, once we got to the campground, we had to find three campsites together. One option was near the restrooms, which is important. But, there was one spot that backed up to a huge hill with trees and a stream and a lake. That place won out. It was perfect for the kids, which in turn means perfect for the parents. The kids could run and play and stay in sight and just have a blast. And they did!

We got to our site mid afternoon and set up. Checked out the sites and just relaxed. The kids immediately went to explore. Boop and his friend grabbed the mitts and a baseball and played catch behind the camper. The girls ran off to play in the woods. And the little girls spent most of their time trying to stay out of trouble! Ha, ha.

You hate to bring technology out in nature but sometimes it comes in handy when a problem arises. A camping part was needed and the boys were able to fix the problem with the help of a little technology!

The next picture is a "Where's Nature Girl?" picture. See if you can find her in the woods? The kids spent tons of time playing follow the leader and hide and seek and just exploring. The got coated in mud and got tons of bruises and cuts and scrapes. Just playing. But, for the most part, we never heard a complaint. I think if you asked any of the 10 kids they would tell you the woods and hill were the best part of the trip.

We enjoyed a great chili dinner around the campfire. All 16 of us. Surprisingly enough know one fell in the fire! Although a kid or two came kind of close. Daddy had taught EG how to rub her hands together, to keep them warm, and then face them palms toward the fire. (I wish I had a picture of it.)

While EG slept with us (she made it in her crib until 4AM when Boop fell out of bed and she noticed me walking past her), anyway, while EG slept in between hubby and me, I noticed her rubbing her hands together and sticking them palm side out. I can only assume she was dreaming of sitting in front of the fire. It was one of the most incredible things I have seen!

We all got a pretty decent night sleep, all things considered. It rained during the night and you could hear it on the roof of the camper. Also, the girls noticed, before falling a sleep, a black and white "cat" in our campsite. Turned out to be a raccoon!

More on day two tomorrow . . .