Justin Mack and I took our kids camping near Fairfield over Labor Day weekend. Within 5 minutes of arriving at camp, we looked over to see Escher standing in the creek wearing his only pair of shoes. On the second night, Marcus came up to me with a bloody nose and said he had shoved a rock up there and couldn't get it out. Other than those two episodes our trip was a success.
Pictured above, left to right: Escher, Zarek, Elena and Marcus. Unfortunately they did not sleep like this all night. Justin and I slept on the ends, so the kids ended up sleeping on top of us while leaving the middle of the tent completely vacant.
Here is a picture of our camp setup.
And the inside...
We took the kids camping so they could experience the outdoors. So of course they played in the car...
...and the tent. Here they are singing "Shut up and Dance Now" while dancing on the camp box. You can see that Little Miss Bossy likes to make all the rules and steal the show.
On Sunday we went for a hike into this area. The kids all either raced down the trail or played in the dirt, but they more or less took turns doing those activities. I think herding cats would have been much easier.
Justin took the older kids for a short hike while the littles napped. He baited them to the top of the hill with cookies. Once there, Zarek reminded Justin that he was afraid of heights. Justin asked him why he hiked to the top of the rocks if he was afraid of heights. His reply: "That was the only way I could get a cookie!"
Temperatures were below freezing at night, so mornings were spent huddled around the propane heater.
Here is a nice picture of the littles playing near camp.
Of course, no camping trip is complete without a campfire and smores.
Here is a nice panaramic view of the road leading to our campsite.
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