"First" Camping Trip

At the end of May, Adam and I bought a camper.  It was our original plan to spend this summer looking and getting ideas because it isn't the best timing for us to be doing a lot of camping.  However, we spotted this camper around Mother's Day in Versailles and went to check it out.  Of course, it was pretty much exactly what we were looking for and it was in our price range.  So, after a lot of debate and thinking, we decided to buy it.

We decided to go camping right after school was out to "try out" our new camper.  Adam and I thought it'd be a good opportunity for us to get some family time in before the baby comes.  Who knows what the rest of our summer will bring.  So, Mandy, Jeff and Blake borrowed my mom's camper, and the six of us went on a camping trip for the weekend to St. Marys.  It could've been considered "borderline crazy" because I was 37 weeks pregnant and Mandy was 27 weeks pregnant.  But, I must admit that it was one of the most lazy camping trips I've ever taken.  We did nothing except sit in the shade, watch the kids play, and cook delicious food.  It was really nice.

Friday night was fairly sleepless for both parties mostly because we had a child in each camper that became nocturnal.  So Saturday involved naps all around.  But, the kids did play in the swimming pool we brought, and they had tons of fun.

Blake hopped in the pool with his clothes and diaper on, which turned out to be great entertainment for the adults for a while.  His shorts started to sag lower and lower to the ground.  His diaper was totally saturated to the point that he waddled around and could hardly get in and out of the pool.  Plenty of belly laughs for the adults, and a good workout for Mr. Blake.  :)

The kids thought it was great fun to pour water on our feet so "they would grow."  They  nearly emptied the pool pouring water on everyone's toes.

Saturday night it rained steadily and continued into Sunday morning.  The guys thought ahead to put most everything away before they turned in on Saturday night, which was so smart!  The toys, chairs, wood and other paraphernalia was all dry!  In the morning, the guys had enough time to cook breakfast on the fire before the downpour started again.  We ate in the camper and then decided to pack it up and head home.  There were puddles everywhere outside, it was chilly, and the kids were getting restless.  Poor Adam and Jeff were soaked as they loaded everything up in the rain.  We made it home by noon that day, which was nice because we had time to unload, clean up, and take a nice nap!

This is how I remember most camping trips ending as a kid.  Vera proved to be no exception.

We had a fun weekend!  Hopefully we can enjoy a few more camping trips this summer as a family of four!