The camping trip…our maiden voyage

Yeah, I took all the kids camping.…

(All of you that know me can stop laughing now.)

Okay, I must admit that particular activity has never even been on my bucket list much less at the top; in fact, camping has always been at the top of my I-Will-Never-EVER-Do-The-Following-Things list.  But we had an opportunity to go where there were real restrooms, five meals that someone else made and served, and more scheduled activities for the kids than I could ever scrounge up. So while some of you die-hard camping experts might say what we did does not constitute real camping, I must argue that the heat we braved in Texas this Memorial Day weekend was enough to earn us a little fellow-camper respect.

My brother-in-law, David (super Marine) and my sister, Gina, along with “Baby Dayden” (3) met us at the camp site simply to set us up, not to camp…because they knew better than I did that it was a crazy idea, but they try to be supportive.  Not only did they provide us all of our camping gear (including a brand new tent), they also brought out two ice chests filled with iced-down Gatorade, water, juice pouches, Lunchables, and fruit.  Yeah, they were trying to make the experience as bearable as possible and we were so very VERY thankful.  I love them so!

Gina and David setting up our tent:

Dayden feeding grapes to try and cool momma off.

Our tent city.

Hayden dipped in the lake then went straight for the archery.

Buddies Landon and Mason.  

Keaton, Adri and April tried to cool off a bit.

Baby Knox put his feet up.

April and Max headin’ to the water.

Dinner!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Doke and Peyton drove Baby Knox all around.

Momma Erin watched.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Max decided to drive too. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank goodness her pretend play is improving because with that cast on her leg, Peyton wasn’t going anywhere.

It didn’t bother her though, she took orders and made multiple trips to the “store” for milk, chicken nuggets, pickles and “celewy.”

And I only took 539 pictures this weekend so as you get tired of camping pics over the next few days, just click out quietly; I’ve got to document this appropriately so people will believe I actually did it, and so I can look back after this heat-induced stupor wears off and remember I was actually there.