The camping report
We had a great weekend camping! The kids had a great time and did really well without the comforts of home (well, without some of them...we did have power after all!).
Gavin and Greg slept in the tent the first night, which was okay except that Gavin only slept while the sun was down...which at this time of year is only five or six hours! He did go to bed earlier than that and stayed in his sleeping bag, and Greg made him lie in bed until almost 10, but he never did go back to sleep. So we all started Saturday off a little bit tired.
It was pretty windy for most of the day, but everybody congregated in a sheltered spot by some trees so we didn't have to worry too much about Abby being out in the wind. Gavin had such a good time playing with all the kids there, and he actually rode his bike down to the lake and back a couple of times with a new little friend (this is the child who's been screaming and throwing fits about riding his bike to the post office...)
Saturday night I think is best described by quoting a section of a friend's blog here:
"Come supper time, the Jones family pulled out their 27 inch TV and pulled it into the shelter. Tal had brought his amp and stereo system, and my dad nabbed a signal booster from a fellow teacher. They rigged up the antenna and sound system and when the puck dropped there were about 50 people sitting in the shelter watching hockey on a 27 inch TV sitting on 2 tables stacked on top of eachother, and listening to like 300 watts of sound coming out of 4 speakers.
I know what is camping and what is not. But I am making an exception.
THAT is camping."
:) So that was Saturday evening. That night we decided to put both the kids in the trailer, and I covered up the east-facing windows to try to avoid a repeat performance of Friday night. Except for Gavin waking up screaming that he had to go to the bathroom at around 11 (which of course woke up Abby too, although she was asleep again by the time we came back from the bathroom), they both slept ALL night until 8:45! Greg and I slept in the tent and I was actually warm that night, so we all slept better.
Sunday we woke up to light rain, which meant we had our church service under the picnic shelter, but soon afterwards the sun broke through and we enjoyed a huge brunch of eggs, pancakes, sausages, bacon and more cooked on various people's grills, campstoves, and the wood stove in the picnic shelter. I must say the food is always the best part of church campout! After we had digested enough to be able to move, we packed everything up and left for home around 2:00.
It was a great weekend and we will definitely do it again! Gavin is at a great age for camping - he's old enough to play with the other kids without needing to be supervised at close range all the time, and of course everyone loves to hold a baby, so Abby was often off with one of the 80-90 other people who were there. Greg and I were able to have a good time visiting and playing with friends as well.
Abby visiting with the ladies
Gavin eating his first s'more!
Gavin and Greg slept in the tent the first night, which was okay except that Gavin only slept while the sun was down...which at this time of year is only five or six hours! He did go to bed earlier than that and stayed in his sleeping bag, and Greg made him lie in bed until almost 10, but he never did go back to sleep. So we all started Saturday off a little bit tired.
It was pretty windy for most of the day, but everybody congregated in a sheltered spot by some trees so we didn't have to worry too much about Abby being out in the wind. Gavin had such a good time playing with all the kids there, and he actually rode his bike down to the lake and back a couple of times with a new little friend (this is the child who's been screaming and throwing fits about riding his bike to the post office...)
Saturday night I think is best described by quoting a section of a friend's blog here:
"Come supper time, the Jones family pulled out their 27 inch TV and pulled it into the shelter. Tal had brought his amp and stereo system, and my dad nabbed a signal booster from a fellow teacher. They rigged up the antenna and sound system and when the puck dropped there were about 50 people sitting in the shelter watching hockey on a 27 inch TV sitting on 2 tables stacked on top of eachother, and listening to like 300 watts of sound coming out of 4 speakers.
I know what is camping and what is not. But I am making an exception.
THAT is camping."
:) So that was Saturday evening. That night we decided to put both the kids in the trailer, and I covered up the east-facing windows to try to avoid a repeat performance of Friday night. Except for Gavin waking up screaming that he had to go to the bathroom at around 11 (which of course woke up Abby too, although she was asleep again by the time we came back from the bathroom), they both slept ALL night until 8:45! Greg and I slept in the tent and I was actually warm that night, so we all slept better.
Sunday we woke up to light rain, which meant we had our church service under the picnic shelter, but soon afterwards the sun broke through and we enjoyed a huge brunch of eggs, pancakes, sausages, bacon and more cooked on various people's grills, campstoves, and the wood stove in the picnic shelter. I must say the food is always the best part of church campout! After we had digested enough to be able to move, we packed everything up and left for home around 2:00.
It was a great weekend and we will definitely do it again! Gavin is at a great age for camping - he's old enough to play with the other kids without needing to be supervised at close range all the time, and of course everyone loves to hold a baby, so Abby was often off with one of the 80-90 other people who were there. Greg and I were able to have a good time visiting and playing with friends as well.
Abby visiting with the ladies
Gavin eating his first s'more!
brought to you by Greg and Farrell Clark at 9:42 PM
2 Comments:
It's so wonderful that you had such a great time. I knew you would! The kids were made for camping and with all of the help, I knew you would have a break and some fun. The kids look so beautiful and I thank you so much for sharing. It's is the best next to being there which we wish we were!
Love all of you much, Dad
What a great experience for you all. I love all the pics and the relating of all the activities. Wish I could have been there.
Mom
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