We had so much fun at our Ward Campout. We had no idea we could camp so well and so close to our house! We camped at a lake that is about 20 min. away. There is a little "wild" area near the lake away from houses and stuff so you really feel like you are away from the giant Metroplex. We had no idea that things like this existed here and didn't expect to do much camping while we lived in TX. The only thing missing were the stars (because of the big city lights!) As you can see, our tent had a great view of the lake.
We learned that if you stick this boy in a camp chair and get kind ward members to feed him cheez-it's and marshmallows, he'll pretty much stay there all night (and away from the fire and ant mounds).
Probably the best surprise after finding a great camping place so close to our house was that the lake water was warm (ish)- like an unheated pool. This is VERY different from lakes in UT that are basically just barely-melted snow!
Bear took a break from eating to go visit the lake and throw some rocks in like his Daddy...
Pretty girls at twilight at the lake. EJ "accidentally" fell in after she was told not to get her clothes wet. Our camping spot was close the the marina, so we had some boat traffic, but it wasn't too annoying. As a bonus, they had a band playing so we had music for most of the night :)
Bear wished he could have stayed and slept on the cool camping beds. DMP and I decided that no one would benefit from him sleeping in a tent, so I took him home after the fireworks (did I mention the fireworks? A hotel across the lake shoots them off every weekend night). It took him a long time to fight the sugar in his system and settle down to sleep, but he had a blast.
Daddy and the girls slept well and were up at dawn. DMP texted me to say he was already in the lake at 7:30 (one of the kids "accidentally" kicked a ball in) and the girls had a great time swimming, throwing things in the fire and generally running wild. We will definitely go again- it was perfect for a single night trip (which is pretty much all we can handle with Bear) and really close to home and Chik-fil-a :) We'll just have to wait for it to cool down again!
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That looks like fun :-) As a side note, I got all nostalgic when I saw Butter's shoes. I remember Thomas wearing those! I can't believe that he is not still that little (or that B is big enough to wear them!)
chuckled at Birdy's camping skirt!
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