1- The kids enjoyed peeing outside. While this is nice because I don't have to clean pee off the floor, it was a little embarrassing when Silas peed off the porch when we got home.
2- It is great to get away from TV, phones, etc. All we have is the great outdoors to play in. The kids get exhausted from running around all day.
3-Tom got to take the boat out, and he took the kids fishing with him. Harry was not so thrilled to be in the boat, while Silas really liked it. I am always amazed at how different they really are.
4- We enjoy cooking on the campfire. We made foil packs with meat and veggies, we roasted hot dogs, and we always have dessert. We had smores, little pies, and banana boats (my personal favorite).
5- We used our new tent. We discovered it is larger than our bedroom at home. It is super nice and roomy. We could have fit Dan and Mones in there with us!
6- In the middle of the night, Tom and I heard the sound of someone walking past our tent in the leaves. I whispered to Tom to go see what or who it was. He looked out the tent to see only a raccoon trying to get in our trash.
7-While putting on my shoe, something felt funny so I took it off and reached my hand in to take out the culprit. I had a large spider in my hand when I pulled it out. Spiders do not usually bother me, but I was a little alarmed when that was what was in my shoe.
8- So, the kids wanted to fish. No one had had any luck catching anything all day. We went to the marina to fish. Silas decided to leave his Cars fishing pole alone to go pet a dog. I am holding Owen, who had just fallen asleep. I looked at his pole and thought to myself, I bet he looses his pole in the water when a fish bites it. Sure enough, as soon as I yelled for Silas to get his pole, it started to bob under. I was the closest one to the pole. With Owen in tow, I grabbed the pole and caught the fish, illegally I might add. I did not have my license. That was the only catch all weekend.
9- We took the kids on a bike ride around the campgrounds. Tom and I did not have our bikes, so we walked and pushed Owen in the stroller. Ellie is having a hard time getting used to riding her bike. We were going down hill, and Tom told Ellie to use her brake. Of course she did not listen, and instead put her feet down to try to stop. We watched her go all the way down the hill screaming for her daddy to help. She screamed her way right into a tree, but managed to stay on the bike. Let's just say it was a little more than dramatic.
10- We decided that the next time we go camping, we are going to stay longer. We have to pack up too much stuff to only stay two nights.
