More vacation fun... it just make take me 4 months to get around to posting all our great adventures! Perhaps the highlight of our trip was our excursion up to Acadia National Park in Maine. Every National Park we've visited has been just amazing, and this was no disappointment! My sister is trying to visit as many of these Parks as she can and she even gave us a Passport book a couple of years ago, and we are each working on getting stamps in them!
We've been wanting to try "Tent Camping"... mostly because we think it might be the best way to navigate the Great West in a few years when we hit THOSE capitol buildings. But we needed guidance. Lots of guidance. Turns out, my sister and her pyromaniac husband are Pros. So they were kind enough to teach us the ropes. Above is our campsite when we pulled in...
And our adorable tent. Kind of looks like an Alien, which is quite fitting. Bought that at Target. The night before. Turns out, it was really comfy and easy to put up. Even with 2 kids jumping all around us.
And this would be my sister's campsite... across that road from ours. Hilarious. Told ya they were Pro's. They came complete with 2 room tent, screen room, and chairs for everyone. I was so impressed. We decided we are minimalists. We just had a tent. It would have been nice if we had our own flashlight, but she was kind enough to share!
There's our spot... our tent, and our car. We decided that is about all we need. And a flashlight. Like I said. We have since purchased WINDUP flashlights... because we can never find batteries! They will also come in handy during hurricane season:)
Inside, I know you are dying to see this... Ben and Carly's "spot"... Laurie lent us her self inflating mats for the kids to use... those are going on our Christmas list. They were great! Ben and Carly were very comfy!
We had an air mattress we borrowed from my parents. (Thanks Mom!) and blankets we stole from Kristin's room since she made the mistake of telling us that this was the warmest blanket ever! (Thanks Kris... you were right!!!) It was in the 40's at night!!!
There's Tim, hand in the fire. I told you. Pyromaniac!
Remember the Orange Jacket from our Alaska trip last summer??
Our sweet niece, Amanda. She's still smiling, so this must have been BEFORE Carly told "scary campfire stories" that she learned at camp. The Doll. HA! I believe she said to Carly, "You're freaking me out, Carly!" hahahahaha.
Ben helping Tim light the fire for the first time. After he struck the match he said, "Wow, that went MUCH better than the last time I did it".... um, wait a minute! WHEN WAS THAT??!??!
Hanging out around the fire... Ryan (who hates marshmellows) was making them "scream" by piercing them with a redhot metal roaster... they actually do "scream" when you do that. Well worth trying out. Highly entertaining, especially if you have children ages 8 and 11. I thought it would be more entertaining with Peeps.
Tim made us breakfast over the campfire! We thought, "Camping. Pop tarts." But apparently the Pro's had other ideas! It was cracking me up, as I said, MINIMALISTS. But it sure tasted good!
And of course, eggs. Why not, right? I was waiting for them to make a cake.
Ben, VERY excited to be camping!
So, no cake, but Uncle Tim made her s'mores for breakfast!
And our pet for the week... a little red squirrel. It's a well known fact around her that my sister LOVES squirrels. She even brought them peanuts for treats. This little thing was burying the ones he wasn't eating all around their campsite.
What can I say, we are easily entertained!
Ryan used a little firewood to make signs for the kids... you know, when he wasn't making marshmellows scream.
and finally... the campground didn't have showers, although thankfully there WERE bathrooms! We went each day to this place near the entrance... $2 for 4 minutes! Amazing how fast you can shower when you have to pay by the minute!
Ok... so we LOVED camping! Even the tent! Of course, we had great company and a fantastic environment, but it is DEFINATELY something we will do again, just as soon as it gets a little cooler in Florida! Plus, we have flashlights now! HA!
2 comments:
Screaming peeps... that's fun to think about.
I may live to regret this, but, maybe you and Laurie BOTH have the sight ... because it does look like fun. Especially if Tim is there to make me breakfast of anything but pop tarts. Will have to rethink the fun family vacation ideas.
And, just to make you giggle ... my word verification is kndle ... appropriate for our family ... both as a book and firewood.
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