CAMPING

We have just returned from a glorious trip to nearby Warwick Conservation area. I believe it was the perfect place to experiment with our new-to-us (given to us) equipment and our Very-excited-for-camping daughter. (since any time one is camping with toddlers it is considered...an experiment, right??? you just NEVER know how much rest one may get in the process)


Here is our little helper girl. (wearing her Sou'wester of course) She tried to set up her own tent, and helped a lot with ours. The site we we assigned was pretty bad.....small, beside the road, narrow and worst of all FLOODED. so THANKFULLY we were able to snatch a recently emptied site!! Someone had backed out of their weekend of camping, and PRAISE THE LORD, because they had reserved the BEST SITE in the conservation area. (i thought at least) It was a huge site, in a line of only four sites, all secluded from the rest of the camping!! It was a deep site as well, going back down a hill of woods.... very fun for exploring and privacy!!! I couldn't have described a better spot. And it was truly God ordained!! (He likes to give us good gifts, right?)
Ah.............one of the high lights of camping for Julia: roasting marshmellows.....she does it on her own you know....only they don't get very brown when she roasts them...haha, she is too cautious or her arm is just too short....
Julia's napping tent....in the shade for the afternoon sleep. This worked wonders for our trip. i would suggest it to anyone....it was dark, small, quiet and shaded for coolness. She slept better in here than in our big tent, because there was less space to look about.
More highlights:
Playing "Frigbee" with mama and daddy. Running running running all around the grassy field that was the entrance to our site. (no road) :) Going on the campgrounds' wagon ride Saturday evening. Watching fish jump in the early morning, down by the lake's still waters. (where julia noticed, "the trees are upside down in the water, why mama?" Too young for a science lesson on reflection ??? na) Jumping on the airmattresses. And then jumping some more. Swimming and swimming and swimming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (in the pool, which was very lovely. Daddy discovered a great way to keep her afloat. Take a pool noodle, and wrap it around her, crossed under her arms pretzl style, and then she holds the two ends, and kicks with her legs and swims around) Oma and Opa visiting us for a while. listening to the birds together. Having Julia say again and again, "mommy i want to learn about the trees." (mental note: go to the library and get good books about trees, susan) ummmmmm. i'll go load more pics now.