(Caution, Long Post, Lots of Photos)
Friday
Wahoo! Memorial weekend is here and we are off and running, looking forward to a nice long weekend camping trip. We dropped off Ally and Bella at school for the day and headed over to Colonial Woods in the drizzly, overcast, and cold day. The forecast looked like this rain system would stick around thru Saturday mid-day, and that the rest of the weekend would be much better.
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| All by herself in the back seat, she was ready to go camping! |
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| The beginnings of our campsite, setup on Friday |
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| Raining outside, we went to the arcade to play some skeeball! |
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| Revised sleeping arrangement for the kids, works great! |
After a while, I left to go and pickup wood for the campfires and get the kids as they finished school. Becky and Madie hung out at the campground and took a nap while we were gone. Next time, it's my turn for a nap!
Saturday:
Saturday morning, we awoke to find the kids in various positions..... :-)
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| Ally after a good night's sleep..... |
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| Madie,.... still out cold. |
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| Bella,... out of her sleeping bag, but sleeping good |
We tried something new for breakfast,.. omelets in a bag! We took shredded cheese, ham cubes, and eggs and placed them into a ziplock bag. Mixed up well, and the placed each of the bags into a pot of boiling water for about 13 minutes. Wow! Worked great and we had good hot omelets for breakfast!
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| Making our omelets |
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| Cooking away! |
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| YUM YUM! |
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Saturday was packed with stuff to do for the kids and it felt like we would get back from one activity, have an hour or so, and then back across the campground for something else. Of course, having kids means we do have to keep them busy or they will pester us when we try to rest in the hammock,.... so off we go! Craft time, Marshmallow Relay Races, Bingo, Fishing, Riding Bikes,... Go Go Go!
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| Kids being silly at craft time |
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| Scooter and Bike time! |
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| Pause for a quick family photo on our boulder |
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| Marshmallow Races |
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| Rocket Ball,.... well,.. you can caption this one! Leave a Comment! |
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| Fishing! |
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| B4,... Before What?..... G 56,... BINGO! |
Wow,.. bet you are tired just from reading this and seeing the fun photos we had,... and you are only at Saturday! Back to the camper, sleep time!.... ZZZzzzzzzz.......
Sunday:
Finally some nice holiday weekend weather. Temperatures were getting warmer, sun was out and the kids were refreshed. 10am began the days events with a Chalk Contest at the Pavillion. Each participant had a square and had to draw something about Summer. Bella Won 2nd!! Here she is with her goodie bucket of stuff and her creation. Bottom half shows her school with a sign that says "No School", and the top is the Beach with lots of sand and water, sun, and people playing on the beach! She's going to have a great time in July when we go to the beach!
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| Bella's Prize winning drawing! |
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| Spider Dogs for lunch over the fire! |
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| Hanging out around the campfire |
The afternoon was filled with lots of things to do. We did a Family Flag hunt in the campground, and rode the bikes. By evening, the kids were getting pretty tired so they chilled out around the campfire for quite a while before wondering off to their beds.
Monday:
Some quick facts about Memorial Day for reference on why we have this day set aside to remember our veterans, past and present, and those that have given their lives for our freedom we enjoy every day and every camping trip.
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| Our Campsite Flag, flying above our canopy on this sunny Memorial Day |
Shortly after breakfast, the campsites all around us were packing up and getting ready to spend their Memorial Day on the road. We on the other hand, had reserved the extra day so we could relax and enjoy the holiday rather than spend it packing up. This was a great move, and we will be doing it again next year too!
We enjoyed the empty mini-golf course and having it all to ourselves, then walking around the campground and going fishing. Here are some photos from fishing over the weekend.
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| Ally's Bass |
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| Becky's Trout |
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| Daddy's Trout |
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| Daddy's Bass |
The evening was relaxing. We had the campground basically to ourselves from 3pm on. I believe there were only 3 other campers in the place that had people staying overnight into Tuesday. The kids could ride their bikes all around without the buzz of the golf carts, other bikes, or cars coming down the road. One thing that was really weird is how pitch DARK the middle of the woods is without any light pollution from other campers lights or campfires. It was
REALLY DARK.
Tuesday:
We awoke early to cloudy skies, and the packing up chores had to get underway. I emptied the porta-potti and disconnected the exterior tanks and hoses while the kids still slept inside. Soon, they were up and getting breakfast while Becky and I started breaking down the inside and cleaning things up. It was nice to stay the extra day, as we were nearly the only ones in the campground, but it would have been much nicer if we didn't have to fight the rain. There were a few squirrels running around and some rabbits, which we hadn't seen all weekend.
After the drive home, had to unpack things and get the wet carpet, awning, and tarps out of the car and onto the patio. Over the next few days, rinsing and washing them will be needed.
So,,... another trip in the books. Getting a few weeks off as we have lots of other plans with family and friends, but we'll be back camping again on Father's Day weekend in mid-June.
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