Last month our family took a trip to the beach and stayed at a fabulous campground...lots of trees and privacy...I love that! It was a nice get-away. Here are the Top Ten things that made our trip fun...
1. We rode our bikes all around the campground. Ben got lots of practice on his new bike and is close to getting his training wheels off. He flew around that campground pretending he was "Lightening McQueen".
2. We got lots of use out of the campground's swingset. Ben became quite the daredevil. He wanted to go higher and higher which ment lots and lots of pushing on Jamie and I's part because Ben doesn't quite know how to pump his legs on a swing yet :) Megan even got in on this. Check out her "What the '@&##' is going on here" look...in the slide show above!
3. Ben thought the giant arrows in the road were the coolest thing...on the way to and from the bathrooms/showers we would race from arrow to arrow.
4. My family came over to stay with us for one night. We loved having them join in on the fun.
5. Cooking dinner outside. This has got to be my very favorite thing about camping. There is just something about a meal prepared outside that tickles my tastebuds. YUM OH!!! Plus...we use paper plates! Toss those babies in the garbage can and you're done!
6. Roasting marshmellows around the fire and telling ghost stories. The first night we were there Jamie told a pretty scary tale and struck fear into our little boy. Ben got scared (duh) and insisted on sweet stories the rest of the week. This was ok with me since I am afraidy cat, too!
7. The beach! Our family loooooves the beach! The weather was nice and sunny so we went to the beach every day. We splashed in the water, drew pictures and wrote words in the sand, made sand angels, flew a kite and walked along the water's edge. I even got to sneak away all by myself for a wonderful little walk. There is something about the sound of the waves crashing, the smell of the salt water and the beautiful scenery that makes me contemplate life...I like to reflect and ponder and plan for the future...the beach makes me think.
8. Every night after we put the kids to bed Jamie and I would sit up talking by the fire. I love this time with him when there are none of the day-to-day distractions (phone, TV, computer, ect...)
9. After the fire would die down we wandered in to our trailer to play cribbage. We are huge nerds!
10. I truly enjoy watching my two kiddos interact with one another especially when they don't know I am looking at them. Megan and Ben slept together on one side of our tent trailer and every morning when Megan would start to chatter Ben would pop up out of his sleeping bag, wipe his sleepy eyes and smile. He couldn't wait to see her but the cute part is that he played with her (sang her songs, played peek-a-boo) really quietly knowing that Jamie and I were still asleep. He would completely entertain her for about 30 minutes every morning and I just layed there like a fly on the wall, with one eye slightly cracked, watching the whole thing. So much fun for me!!
It was a great trip.
6 comments:
Yay!! I love the new site, love the slide show, love the song. Glad you had fun on your camping trip!
What fun memories you have made with your family!
I totally agree with you about the beach making you "think". I am all for long walks on the beach, it can really be a spiritual pick-me-up.
And I'm so glad you decided to stick with this site, because like I already said it looks really classy!!! And hopefully it will be easier to use and add pictures to.
Love the song you chose, I'll have to get a copy of that for myself :)
That was me :)
-Shannon M.
okay, the slide show with "The Story" playing in the background . . . . felt so nostalgic - very touching. glad to see you had a fun trip!
*and ignore my deleted comment above - just trying something out.
I love camping so much. And one of my favorite parts too is eating outside and cooking outside. It is just so fun for some reason. I love your blog. I'll be back often.
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