Last weekend was our inaugural family camping trip, spent with two other families both with their own sets of three-year-old twins. With two swimming pools, a small farm, climbing structures galore, and teepees to sleep in (with electricity), this campsite was the perfect introduction to camping with kids. We had many of the comforts of home combined with the beauties of the outdoors — sunlight, fresh air, star-filled skies at night, and plenty of dirt. And, boy did the kids love that dirt.
Chris and I have many memories of camping with our families as kids, and were excited to share the experience with our two. We knew Lucie and Ryan would like it, but didn't realize how much. As we unpacked the car, the kids immediately started exploring our campsite with their friends, climbing boulders, kicking dirt and finding bugs along the way. They later spent the afternoon swimming in a large kiddie pool and licking ice cream sandwiches as they dripped down their wet bathing suits. To Lucie and Ryan, this was heaven.
At night we roasted marshmallows and sang songs around the campfire. One family brought glowsticks and another brought musical instruments, and soon we were all enjoying gooey s'mores while the kids belted out
"Twinkle Twinkle Little Star". It was one of those wonderful, happy moments that makes you stop to think — wow, this is what it's all about.
Lucie developed a close friendship with one of her pals' older sister, who also happens to have the same name. Lucy and Lucie became good buddies, holding hands on the way to the pool, laughing about the different spellings of their name, and looking at back-to-school clothing catalogs together (something my sister and I would always do while camping in August). It was really sweet to see Lucy take on the big sister role with our Lucie.
Needless to say, we hope to camp again very soon. Lucie must have asked four times on the way home, "
When can we go camping again?" She's ready to pack up the sleeping bags and head out again. And Mr. Ryan has declared that
"CAMPING!" is his favorite part of camping. When I asked him what that meant, he said, "
That means I loved everything we did." Clearly, they've caught the camping bug.
Last weekend was our inaugural family camping trip, spent with two other families both with their own sets of three-year-old twins. With two swimming pools, a small farm, climbing structures galore, and teepees to sleep in (with electricity), this campsite was the perfect introduction to camping with kids. We had many of the comforts of home combined with the beauties of the outdoors — sunlight, fresh air, star-filled skies at night, and plenty of dirt. And, boy did the kids love that dirt.
Chris and I have many memories of camping with our families as kids, and were excited to share the experience with our two. We knew Lucie and Ryan would like it, but didn't realize how much. As we unpacked the car, the kids immediately started exploring our campsite with their friends, climbing boulders, kicking dirt and finding bugs along the way. They later spent the afternoon swimming in a large kiddie pool and licking ice cream sandwiches as they dripped down their wet bathing suits. To Lucie and Ryan, this was heaven.
At night we roasted marshmallows and sang songs around the campfire. One family brought glowsticks and another brought musical instruments, and soon we were all enjoying gooey s'mores while the kids belted out "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star". It was one of those wonderful, happy moments that makes you stop to think — wow, this is what it's all about.
Lucie developed a close friendship with one of her pals' older sister, who also happens to have the same name. Lucy and Lucie became good buddies, holding hands on the way to the pool, laughing about the different spellings of their name, and looking at back-to-school clothing catalogs together (something my sister and I would always do while camping in August). It was really sweet to see Lucy take on the big sister role with our Lucie.
Needless to say, we hope to camp again very soon. Lucie must have asked four times on the way home, "When can we go camping again?" She's ready to pack up the sleeping bags and head out again. And Mr. Ryan has declared that "CAMPING!" is his favorite part of camping. When I asked him what that meant, he said, "That means I loved everything we did." Clearly, they've caught the camping bug.
2 comments:
What fun! Camping is the best! I am so glad they caught the camping bug :-) Yum a smore sounds really good.
The dark sky afforded a rare opportunity to see a meteor break up as it hit the atmosphere.
The only thing missing was something to drink. What kind of campground doesn't allow beer?
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