camping 101

Since we didn't do any camping last year there were a few things that I had forgotten.

Things like how much work it is to get ready for the first camp trip and just how much you have to load in the camper.

Things like how expensive it is to buy all the food and miscellaneous things to restock the camper.

But seeing just how excited the kids have been talking about it made it all worth it.

We headed up on Friday to my parents lot in Cascade once Heath got home from work.

I did good on the toys that I packed for the boys to play with.

They played with these dragons and vikings the whole time we were up there.  They even had special

pieces of wood that became viking ships, you better not think about throwing those into the fire!

We did try fishing off the dock a few times but didn't have much luck.

The boys wanted so badly to catch a fish but Cody was the only one who had one hooked but it got away before he could reel it out of the water.

Ryan liked to watch his daddy put worms on the hooks but really loved playing with them.

Really Dad?  You're doing the peace signs now too? 

We enjoyed our time hanging out with Papa and Grammy and thankfully they were a little more prepared than us because one of the other things that I had forgotten about camping was just how fast you run out of water.  We were completely out of water by Saturday night...oops!

What I didn't forget about camping was just how early my boys would always wake up but this year they surprised me, they all slept great but it was Ruby who had us awake at 5:40am! Lucky for her she only did this the first morning.  This will also be the last year for our little camper because we have almost outgrown it.  Heath and I have a bed, the two older boys share the couch bed, Ryan sleeps on a cot next to the couch and then Ruby sleeps on the floor next to him, so it's a tight fit.

It was also a nice surprise just how much easier the boys were to camp with this year.  They are old enough to run around and play and go exploring without me having to be right there with them.

The weather could of been a little warmer for me but it didn't stop us from doing anything.

Luke was being quite the funny man and posed for many pictures for me.  Here is his old man walking picture.

Uncle Matt came up for a little bit on Sunday, he had to try out his new toy so all the big boys went on a ride.  The boys all wanted to check it out too so they got a mini ride that was a little overcrowded. 

No complaints here for our first trip out we are already looking forward to our next trip in a couple of weeks!