Our 1st BIG Campout!

We finally did it... took all the kids camping! James & I went often before we had kids... and several times with Jessica & Jaycie... but when Jamie & Jacob came along, camping went out the door... mostly because we would not all fit in our tent! Well, we have a new tent (thanks, Mom & Jim!) And it was PERFECT! We went with our neighbors (we are so very lucky to have such awesome neighbors!)... and we all had a wonderful time. We didn't venture too far from home, only about 45 minutes... "just in case!" The weather forecast did not look good... it called for rain all weekend, but we didn't get a drop! Our tent worked perfectly... in the tent, we had 4 twin air mattresses, a king air mattress, 4 plastic tubs w/clothes, 2 fans, the dog (Baron only), and a little room left over! We had the campground to ourselves, except one camper that came the 2nd night. We took the kids' bikes, they played kickball & bocce ball, we took the kids fishing, cooked a big breakfast each morning, ate smores, went on a hike, took the kids to the nature discovery center, did the canopy walk in the trees, and had a great time! The kids were asking when we would go again... before we even got home! We will definitely go camping again... and venture farther away!