We had our second annual camping trip this weekend.  The boys had been so excited about this trip that we had been counting down everyday.  It’s a bit difficult these days to find everything you need for a trip when more than half of your stuff is in storage, but we managed to find almost everything we needed.  We picked up some supplies in the morning then we were on our way and arrived the campsite shortly after noon. 

   The campsite was a great choice; we had one end of the campground dedicated to our group which give us some nice seclusion.  Stuart set up the tent while the rest of us said hi to everyone and familiarized ourselves with the area.  We loved hanging out at the fire pit while the kids played with each other.  The boys were most excited to play with “Big Ian”, but they had fun playing with the rest of the kids, Kira, Mckayla, Marcus, Brandon and Peyton the entire weekend.  They explored together, played with swords, Unos, walkie/talkies and finger lights.  Kathy also made balloon shapes for the kids which was a big hit.  Logan loved his baloon “nunchuck” while Connor enjoyed imitating Kathy’s balloon skills and tried to make me different shapes too.  We went on a short hike (0.4 miles) each day.  The kids loved walking with their walking sticks whittled by the adults.  Connor was whining being tired a lot, but he managed to walk part of it.

     The eating/drinking was another great part of the camp.  Dave and Martin along with Theresa, Ted, Kathy and Christian did all the wonderful cooking and wrapped up cleaning too.  Stuart enjoyed drinking a total of five beers on the first day, and I enjoyed some wine too.  The boys had a chance to grill their own hotdog skewers for the first time.  Of course at the end of the day, we wrapped up with S’mores that everyone loved.

    Logan and Connor both were so thrilled about sleeping in the tent too.  They even played inside the tent for awhile during the day.  At bedtime, both boys were fine going to bed around 9pm when all the kids were sent to their tents.  Logan was content in his sleeping bag and trying to sleep while Connor twisted and turned a lot for awhile.  But fortunately, Connor suddenly got tired enough and fell asleep.  I then was able to sneak out and join most of the adults around the campfire chatting and snacking for a couple of hours.  Connor ended up sleeping through the night until 7:45am.  Logan woke up a couple of times overnight, but otherwise, he slept well til 6 something too. 

     This was another fun and relaxing camping trip.  There were so many enjoyable moments, from hanging out and chatting at the fire pit, watching the kids playing, hiking in the beautiful woods, and eating some great food.  Logan was quite independent during this trip that we did not have to worry about him much.  Connor followed and played with the kids and sometimes played with aunties too.  He also spent some time sitting on me at the camp fire which I loved.  Tonight at dinner, we had a great talk about everything we loved at camping, and both boys already asked to return.

    Here is a nice group photo from Theresa along with some photos from my camera.  I ended up being in the kids photos as Connor would not stay in the picture otherwise.