the happy campers oh the stress having little ones by a roaring fire
the only place Zane was happy was in this laundry basket so he didn't feel contained
I couldnt fit the playpen in the trailer so Zane was at home in a towel closet...
I have always thought of myself as a fairly good outdoors girl and that I liked camping but I have decided that I am not a camper esp. with little kids. We went camping last weekend for an extra birthday celebration for Jenny. Jake was so so excited and we borrowed a 26 ft. camping trailer from one of his friends. We were all ready to find out if we are "trailer" people (not trash) We went grocery shopping and Jake had all these ideas for wonderful campout foods and i let him buy all his ingedients while slipping in easy things like donuts, lunchables, and crustables in the cart. After spending 200 dollars on food for our 2 day camping trip we packed bikes, fishing poles, playpens, bumbo and clothes for hot and cold weather...... so much work. So we went camping in Payson which is i think normally only 3 hours away but it took us over 5 and it was dark by the time we got there. Jake's yellow beast isnt as tough as it looks and we could barely go 35 mph up the hills. By the time we got parked we had a screaming hungry baby and starving kids that wanted their dinner and smores NOW. Jake still had to unload the generator and hook it up so we could have power and park the trailer(and put all the feet down) so I quickly threw crustables at the kids and a pop so they were happy and Jake was disappointed to not get to try out the dinner he had planned (which probably would have been delicious but taken too long at that point) The kids did get to roast marshmellows before bed that night. The next day we went on bike rides around the camp and Jake got to take all the big kids fishing while zane slept in the trailer with me.Jake was trying hard to be a good sport but was at his limit when he came home with all the worms because Bailey had named them and hid them to save their lives and josh decided that he had to use the bathroom after they had hiked a mile into the lake and Jake told him he would have to wait so he started to convince his sisters they had to go too figuring his odds were better if more then one person had to go and he was right. Jake really was done when he came back to camp to make one of the wonderful planned dinners he had prepared and the meat had all gone bad because the fridge wasnt cold enough. So good thing we had some luchables. It was a fun trip and the kids enjoyed it but next time I am all for a cabin or hotel.. cause when we got home I had bags full of smoky clothes and had to unpack the trailer and clean it aughhhhhhhhhhh... did I mention the kids had fun.
7 comments:
Oh my gosh I love that Bailey named all the worms and then hid them because she didn't want them to get hurt. That is to cute.
I am laughing and laughing. Not at you, WITH you. I am so glad my kids aren't the only ones who convince each other they have to go to the bathroom. The worm thing was funny. Good for Jake for being a good Daddy about it. You're building memories!! Good for you.
The last camping trip if you were living in Utah. Looks like fun.
Its not camping if you are in a cabin or a hotel. Penny says she feels for you but I feel for Jake. I feel bad he did not even get to go fishing and his food went bad. You live and you learn
You have to have a few hard campouts to be able to get to the perfect ones. It's the only way to learn. You can't give up now that you have all this good experience to draw from.
Beth,
Oh my goodness I can't tell you how much I LOVE the burp rags and blanket you made us. It was the hit at the shower. We all couldn't get over how stinkin cute they are. You are so talented and I thought you were so creative and stylin to do that Paris theme. As you can imagine Aaron also loved them. Thanks again (a formal thank you is coming but I had to tell you how much I loved them).
Penny
good night!
Sweet Dreams!
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