Our first camping trip!

The boys and I went camping with my sister and her family, and few friends this past Friday. We headed out of town to Garner State Park. The park was beautiful, the drive alone was very relaxing or maybe it is just me, but I find the scenery so beautiful, that it reminds me of the place where I grew up (cue in happy thoughts of childhood). My boys were surprised with all the different road kill they spotted which ranged from armadillos to wild boars. Our first day there we went not to far down to the river and it was beautiful water was just the right temperature and clear and not to deep so the boys could have fun. The downside was that I, mom, forgot the oh-so-important water shoes. OUCH!! Flip flops, the shoe choice for summer (in almost every important color) was not enough for those large rocks. A very painful lesson learned.
Saturday we spent the whole day pretty much at the river and headed back late afternoon to put the kids (who all looked over the age of 90 with their little wrinkled bodies) to sleep seeing as some of the little ones missed nap time. We sat out and prepared the meal for the night and barbecued. Later, the children all woke up after a long nap and ran around from pop-up to pop-up. Yeah, we cheated just a bit. No camping gear was really needed just some groceries and a lot of water and snacks, sunblock and bug spray. We headed out early Sunday morning because well, I wasn't feeling well and I needed a real shower in my own bathroom, not one where I had to wear my flip flops and tote a bag of toiletries. Over all we all had a blast and it was great spending it with friends and family. I hope we are able to do it again soon.