This past weekend, we went on our first family camp out at Little Bennett Regional Park in Boyds, Maryland. It was quite an adventure, and we had a good time, despite the fact that we're camping novices. The girls loved the fact that our tent was so close to the playground -- it was the central meeting place for all the kids in our camping area and the girls got to meet everybody. Nora even invited a few of her new friends over to play cards at our picnic table on Sunday morning. On Saturday, we went on a short hike and ended up at the nature center where we decorated bug boxes (for catching lightning bugs later on). Then Daddy and Nora went off on a longer, adventurous geocaching hike while Mommy attempted to get Caroline to nap in the tent (to no avail). Then it was dinnertime - grilled hot dogs, zucchini and squash, and roasted corn in the cob (wrapped in foil and stuck right in the fire...mmm!), followed by s'mores. Then back to the nature center for root beer floats and an outdoor movie. Then the girls went down for the night in the tent while Marg and Mike sat in the dark and talked (since we burned out out lantern after failing to read the directions closely enough). Memories to last a lifetime, for sure. We're looking forward to more family camp outs in the future (and will make sure Caroline naps before we leave the next time!)
This past weekend, we went on our first family camp out at Little Bennett Regional Park in Boyds, Maryland. It was quite an adventure, and we had a good time, despite the fact that we're camping novices. The girls loved the fact that our tent was so close to the playground -- it was the central meeting place for all the kids in our camping area and the girls got to meet everybody. Nora even invited a few of her new friends over to play cards at our picnic table on Sunday morning. On Saturday, we went on a short hike and ended up at the nature center where we decorated bug boxes (for catching lightning bugs later on). Then Daddy and Nora went off on a longer, adventurous geocaching hike while Mommy attempted to get Caroline to nap in the tent (to no avail). Then it was dinnertime - grilled hot dogs, zucchini and squash, and roasted corn in the cob (wrapped in foil and stuck right in the fire...mmm!), followed by s'mores. Then back to the nature center for root beer floats and an outdoor movie. Then the girls went down for the night in the tent while Marg and Mike sat in the dark and talked (since we burned out out lantern after failing to read the directions closely enough). Memories to last a lifetime, for sure. We're looking forward to more family camp outs in the future (and will make sure Caroline naps before we leave the next time!)
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