This weekend we took the girls camping. We’ve lived in a bubble long enough. With that said, we didn’t go far, just 5 minutes away as a trial run.
I let Mike and the girls leave ahead of me so I could complete some work. I left here at 2… in route Mike called me three times with things we accidentally forgot. It took me 45 minutes to get to the campground… that is 5 minutes away. We have decided that before we take a long trip, we definitely need a checklist!
Once we were settled, we took the girls to the pool. While we were there this little girl comes up to me, already a bright shade of red, and asks me to put sunscreen. I asked her where her mom was… and she told me she’d left. I then asked if she was there with an adult. She told me yes, and I suggested she ask them for sunscreen. I know this sounds awful, but I didn’t want to put sunscreen on her if she had an allergy (which Jesse did have before diagnosis).
As we were leaving the pool, a little boy around 7 years old stopped Mike. In a country twang he said, “Hey Mister, do you think you can set me under the water? These floaties won’t let me.” Mike told me about it later, and we couldn’t help but laugh. I have never heard anyone ask to be “set” under the water. That little kid definitely gets points for originality.
On Saturday, we swam and the girls got their faces painted. And that evening we had a cookout with some friends.
On Sunday, I took the girls and their friend back to our house, while Mike ready the camper for hauling. They helped me pick the garden and played. Mike has been washing and waxing the camper along with cutting the grass. I went out a little while ago to see what he was up to, and he was using a yellow electrical cord to help draw a straight line on the ground with the weed-eater. I asked him if he hit the weed-eater on the yellow electrical cord… His response is that he is a professional. My suggestion is that if you come over stay away from the yellow electrical cord.
Maggie, our dog, went with us. I am not sure what she thought. I do know that she didn’t eat her food while we were in the camper… and she licked the deck when we got home. But at the campsite she did great. Only barking when she saw other dogs. And when people walked by saying hi, she would wag her tail and drop her ears in her usual excited to see you look. I think she needs more camping time to get used to the idea. And she was really happy to take walks around the campground.
Jesse is so tired she is actually taking a nap ( and has been asleep for an hour!!!!)… which means she’ll be up until 3am… Ah well I have a few more books I want to read 🙂
We are totally looking forward to more camping 🙂