We took our first camping trip of the summer this weekend. We called it our test run to see how Jenna would do over night. Last summer she was difficult, but I was nursing her so each time she woke up it was pretty easy to get her back asleep. We weren’t sure how she would do so we choose Snow Canyon for our destination since it’s close to home and I could make an escape during the middle of the night if I needed to.
I’ve decided the key to a successful camping trip is to go into the experience realizing that you probably aren’t going to sleep very well. The kids did amazingly well and Chuck and I weren’t really roughing it since we hauled along our big 4 inch foam mattresses and two pillows apiece. Sleeping conditions were actually quite comfortable.
The other thing I’ve decided about camping is it’s pretty easy to spot “those” campers who aren’t very considerate. And it seems like we always end up right next to “those” types. Now I know when people spot us with our crew of little ones they count their blessings we’re not camping next to them. So we were pleasantly surprised when our neighbor campers had 5 kids. When we went to sleep that night I mentioned to Chuck that we were probably in trouble because the neighbors had left earlier in the evening and weren’t back yet. Never a good sign! Sure enough at 11:30 p.m. they pulled into camp and it was not a quiet entrance. The dad was in fact the loudest offender, ordering commands like a drill sergeant. I had to resist the urge to come racing out of our tent to inform him if he woke up our baby we were all going to have a miserable night. Then my passive aggressive nature took over and instead I laughingly whispered to Chuck that I would not feel compelled to try and keep our kids quiet when they awoke before the crack of dawn. And sure enough the kids were all up early and we turned into “those” campers. Horrible I know!
I’ve decided one of the reasons I enjoy camping is because Chuck does the majority of the work. He gets all the equipment ready, he sets up camp, he does the cooking and he kills the bugs. It’s a wonderful treat for me! What a great husband!
We found these GIANT marshmallows for roasting and making Smores.
The kids loved them, but we decided it was just too much marshmallow and won’t be buying them again. It was sugar overload and as captured, very messy!
Our campsite was beautiful and was already in the shade when we arrived. The kids had fun squashing all the giant black ants and exploring the rocks.
Jenna even joined in the exploration. She trudged and scooted right down the hill after the kids.
They even had fun just playing in the tent.
Based on the results we think we are ready to tackle a couple of nights next time!
2 comments:
Wow I go out of town for 9 days and I have a lot of posts to catch up on :-) Looks like you guys have had fun, I hope our camping adventures turn out as well, we are attempting to camp next Monday.
awesome, looks like so much fun. How rude of that guy to be so noisy that late at night. Hopefully they woke them up at the crack of dawn. Way to go for being "those" campers. I always say the secret to good camping with toddlers is a little bit of benedryl. Glad you guys had fun.
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