We set out to go camping this weekend. As always, it was a rush to get everything ready by time we decided to go, but we were off and away Thursday night. We got into camp at dark thirty and proceeded to put up our new tent. (I always chuckle when I hear people that do practice runs before hand.) Mission accomplished, now time for bed. It was a chilly night and the forest ranger confirmed it--a whopping 33 degrees.
I tried to simplify and rely on our charcoal grill and
square cooking irons for cooking. Sausage cooks up awesome in the cooking irons, as do egg sandwiches, and blueberry french toast. At first I thought I was crazy for not taking the camp chef, but it was a fun little challenge and cut down on the required gear.
We did a good deal of
4 wheeling. A ride inevitably guaranteed some amount of nap time for the kids. There were a lot of trails to ride. A favorite was up to a lake where Hudson was able to do a bunch of casting. He's a casting maniac, and pretty darn good at it too.
On the way home, we had a bit of a set back when the 4 wheeler came crashing through the rear window. Luckily none of the kids were hurt. Scared yes, but not hurt.
I'm glad we made an opportunity to go as farming doesn't provide a lot of away time. Hudson is already talking about "next time." It was a great experience and neat to have so much fun as a family. Hopefully he can wait until next year.
We set out to go camping this weekend. As always, it was a rush to get everything ready by time we decided to go, but we were off and away Thursday night. We got into camp at dark thirty and proceeded to put up our new tent. (I always chuckle when I hear people that do practice runs before hand.) Mission accomplished, now time for bed. It was a chilly night and the forest ranger confirmed it--a whopping 33 degrees.
I tried to simplify and rely on our charcoal grill and square cooking irons for cooking. Sausage cooks up awesome in the cooking irons, as do egg sandwiches, and blueberry french toast. At first I thought I was crazy for not taking the camp chef, but it was a fun little challenge and cut down on the required gear.
We did a good deal of 4 wheeling. A ride inevitably guaranteed some amount of nap time for the kids. There were a lot of trails to ride. A favorite was up to a lake where Hudson was able to do a bunch of casting. He's a casting maniac, and pretty darn good at it too.
On the way home, we had a bit of a set back when the 4 wheeler came crashing through the rear window. Luckily none of the kids were hurt. Scared yes, but not hurt.
I'm glad we made an opportunity to go as farming doesn't provide a lot of away time. Hudson is already talking about "next time." It was a great experience and neat to have so much fun as a family. Hopefully he can wait until next year.
5 comments:
Well it doesn't look like Hudson missed me while he was camping.
Dalanie's pigtails are cute. Looks like a nice place to be, and if doughnuts are a new camping tradition count me in next time.
We should have a Parish family campout one of these days. Glad you guys had fun, even with the truck window mishap.
6 dozen doughnuts? I hope you had friends to share with, or left-over glaze! I got a bit Hillman hungry with all of these pictures. I can't wait to get home and play with you guys!
Wow, it looks beautiful there! It looks like you had a lot of fun. It's nice to get away from the craziness of life when you can, even if it's only for a little while. I'm glad no one was hurt with the window!
How fun with your little family!
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