At the end of June we went on our first camping trip with Austin. We didn't go at all last summer because Austin was still so small, so we were excited and a bit nervous to go this summer. My mom was able to come with us and it was fun (and helpful) to have her there too! We went to a fairly close campground called Olive Ridge, where we have been many times before. This time it was pretty hot (for camping) and there was a ton of pollen in the air from the pine trees. Anytime there was a breeze, you could see thick clouds of yellow pollen flying through the air. It covered everything and irritated our eyes. Being the clean freak I am that made me a bit anxious, but I survived. :) The boys did pretty well and had fun exploring.
We went for simple, and played around the campground during the day. Every boy must have a stick.
Rock scrambling.
Smores! Zach liked all of the parts of the smores, but not put together. Personally, I just liked the toasted marshmallows. Yum.
What we were nervous about was Austin sleeping. This proved to be a legitimate worry, as we did not get much sleep that night. After our mistakes with Zach's sleep (he wants us close and likes to snuggle and still finds his way into our bed in the early morning hours), we have worked really hard to not let Austin depend on us to sleep, and he does well at home. This backfires, however, at times when we are not at home. The kids who nap in their parents arms at church? Not our Austin. He just fusses and wiggles when he is tired. We call him tornado baby because he just spins in your arms and you can hardly hold onto him. Anyways, we tried putting the pack and play in the tent, hoping that we could put him down like at home. After some crying, he finally fell asleep and I was feeling pretty good. Unfortunatly it didn't last too long, then he was up again for awhile, and finally settled down and slept fitfully in my sleeping bag with me. And he was up bright and early at about 5:30am. I guess it's all part of camping with little ones, right? Zach went right to sleep and slept great all night.
The next morning we packed up camp and went on a little "hike" around Lily Lake. The boys loved throwing rocks into the lake.
Although we were exhausted when we got home, we had a fun time and were glad we went!
2 comments:
Pint-sized camping chairs! My favorite photo is the one of Austin between the rocks. Looks like a great adventure for a couple of boys.
Rock-split revisited. Very nice. I like that picture of you, Em, holding Austin. There aren't enough of you on this blog.
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