A camping we will go

I realized when I updated yesterday that I never put our 4th of July weekend up on line so here it is.

Thursday the 3rd we packed up the van & went tenting at the Adventureland Campgrounds. This was our 1st solo camping trip. After we pitched the tent & unloaded everything, we sat back & watched the kids play with some outdoor games we brought. Since Prairie Meadows fireworks were that evening (which we had a great spot to watch) my parents & our great friends Heather, Jake & their little on Zack came for dinner & watch.

Friday the 4th both kids hit a milestone they are both two wheeled bikers.

They both started out needing help getting started & by noon they didn't want us around touching their bike while they were riding. We hung out around the tent most of the day, we also visited the pool. the water was pretty chilly so I opted to sit out & just enjoy the sun (someone had to take the pictures), fished & played at the park. At the park the kids played on the same playground equipment that Matt played on 25 years ago when he came camping with his dad. Of course Emmersyn & Bryceton rode their bikes everywhere.

Saturday the 5th was another awesome weather day. We made our way to the pool for an hour along with playing around the campsite. We then dropped the kids off at my parents so they could go to a birthday party. Matt & I headed back to camp where we were board so we took a nap in the tent. It's pretty sad when the kids weren't around we didn't know what to do with ourselves at the campsite. We decided to go out for dinner at the "Big Steer" restaurant, my favorite in town. We went back to camp, but that was short lived, so we headed home (5 minutes away) & watched the Nascar race on TV. After the race back to camp since the kids wanted to camp out our last night & my parents were going to drop them off. They arrived at the tent around 10:45 pm just in time to go back to sleep, they did enjoy waking up in the tent & eating breakfast.

Sunday we packed everything up & headed home. What a wonderful weekend we had. I did figure one thing out. It takes a lot of energy to rough it these days. I also told Matt that if we are going to camp on a regular basic, when we can afford to... we want a camper that way I can leave some things packed when not in use. We can't wait until we camp again.

We'll see down the road if that happens, until then "a tenting we will go"