Just Keep Swimming =): The Joys of Camping! Yah Right!!!

April 21 & 22

2012

Oh Boy let me tell all about the JOYS OF CAMPING!!!

Lol

I tried as hard as I could to have most everything ready Friday so that we could get and head right out to the campsite which was I think 40 min (give or take) away from home and be there when gates open at 8am or close to it! But as luck would have we got there about 9:20 instead since getting up was hard, gas was need in van, oh and forgot camera! So we get there find our group of Cub Scouts get the tent out and up as they were finish up the clean up and dishes from breakfast! Good thing I made the kids (Cole and Lila, Jesse wanted to stay home with Dad) eat before we left. After the tent was pitched, Thank You to the 'Dad' in the tent next to us for helping us out with it, kids got to play on a playground for a little bit.

But they did not get to much time to play since The Hike was first on the list of thing to do! I let Cole go with the group of boys and adults while Lila and I stayed behind (had a feeling that if we went that I would have to carry Lila half way back!) to check out the scenery.

We check out the lake and crossed some muddy areas on a log! Saw a fish swimming in a shallow muddy area! Ran into LOTS of spider webs! Loads of FUN!!!

After the walk and exploring was lunch! Cold cuts and PB&J with chips.

Next was the FUN part FISHING and KAYAKING!!! Even though the chances of catching a fish were slim it always is when there are several children moving around in and out of the water the boys Love fishing!

Kayaking was pretty cool too! Only one boy flipped the kayak so over all they all did an AWESOME JOB learning something new!!!

Cole did not want to do the kayaking after the first boy flipped but after not catching any fish and seeing the other having so much run in the water he was ready to give it a try. He picked it up like he has been living on the lake!!!

Diner was ho-bo packs, meat (chicken or beef) with veggies and potatoes in aluminum foil pouches. Not my favorite but we are gaming so it will do. There were also hot dogs and chips and the oh so famous SMORES!

As it got dark we told ghost stories and made lanterns out of cans and glow sticks! The best thing we made were the balloons with glow sticks in them, they looked so coo!

Lila holding the balloons can you see her!?!
Flash on and then flash off!

Are day ended with a storm, it rained and rained till morning! I was a long day and it took a little while to adjust to sleeping on the hard grown but we eventually fell asleep! (although some slipped better than others)