Camping Adventures

At the beginning of the summer, we asked the girls what activities they would like to do and immediately Hylie piped up with her request of CAMPING!  She loves camping and also got Eliana just as excited about the big event.  All summer long, the girls were diligent in doing their chores so they could earn stickers on a camping chart for s'mores, water balloons, bubbles, a scavenger hunt, ice cream on the way home, and glow-stick fun.  August 9th couldn't come fast enough...but when it did, it came with a bang!

That's right, our little trip was accompanied by some pretty heavy rains at the beginning, but luckily the skies opened up and we were able to follow-through with our camping extravaganza.

Hylie loved every second, Eliana wasn't really sold on the idea of camping and kept asking when we were going to go home, and I think Lillian is still trying to figure out what all was going on.  Ha ha!

The looming clouds about 10 minutes before we arrived at camp

Eating dinner in the car while it stormed outside

The rains finally cleared so we could set up the tent and pull out the glow-sticks!

Don't let this picture fool you...the only one who actually slept that night was Hylie.  Lillian started crying when it was time to settle in for the night, so she and I spent a few hours in the car to try to keep the noise from our neighboring campers, and Eliana kept getting up and walking around showing NO interest in sleep.

We can always count on Dad to keep the fire going.  We had amazing s'mores at night and yummy eggs in the morning!

The beach definitely did not disappoint...but Geoff and I have already decided that if another camping trip is requested for next year, it will take place in our back yard so we're close to regular beds should the need arise!