Camping is one of our favorite things to do. When we talk about camping we are talking about REAL camping..........no campers, no hotels, no cabins. We are talking tents, people!!! Tents, sleeping bags, coleman stoves, camp fires, and no showers! I know I don't have to explain that to our friends in Ohio but out here, in the wild wild west, lots of people consider campers to be camping! hahahhaah.....that's what we call 'fake camping!" LOL
So we loaded up the min-van and followed our friends up the mountain. Instead of walkie-talkies we kept talking on Hey'Tell, which probably drove the men crazy! But, it was entertaining! Our adventure consisted of fishing, Corn Hole, homemade chili, cutting wood, camp fires, hot cocoa, bug hunts, scavenger hunts, and late night snacks. We found Sammy and Lincoln trying to brush their teeth IN THE TENT! The girls found pet rolly-pollies and caterpillars and named all of them. Fishing was a success and Paul cleaned/cooked the fish. Derek set up a rigorous scavenger hunt involving a compass, walky-talky and prizes! Glad Paul took the kids on that one while Jaime and I sat by the camp fire.
What makes these trips fun? Just being out in the woods with family.......doing nothing, keeping no schedules, no T.V., no phone calls, no distractions. Just friends, food, and fun! It was a much needed trip for our family. Even though we packed up at 8:00pm (a day early) due to a hail storm headed our way.............it was worth it.
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