Camping Trip

Last weekend we went camping with two of our neighbor family friends at Prince William Forest Park. Our kids play together a lot, & this was a new experience for all, camping with kids. We came out exhausted, but all in all it was a lot of fun! Sophie asks almost everyday to go camping again. It was so good to be out in the woods by a campfire!



The kids running around the nearby field

Hot dog dinner...yum!

Curious kiddies-they loved the open space

The guys hanging out by the fire

Of course, Charlie came, too. He had a lot fo fun, but just had difficulty deciding whether to roam free in the woods (on his long leash) or to stay by the people-He often stuck around us at teh fire on his short leash.

Dinner time! We had smores later that night, but Sophie only wanted the marshmellows...uncooked....One day, I'll share my "Sandlot" message with her about how to properly eat smores. :)

This was one of the tons of caterpillars that were everywhere! Sophie loved picking them up & having them crawl on her arm. That's our bug lover! You just had to watch out for falling leaf & tree bits everywhere.

Fun in the woods-Owen, Abel, & Sophie

Good morning!

Besides taking forever to fall asleep (too much excitement-by the way, we had truckers camping nearby, blaring their TLC & Mariah Carey R& B music-none of us pegged them for that!) & waking in the middle of the night due to Sophie's starvation (she was too distracted at dinner time to eat much), our family tent worked out well! I think Justin realized why I wanted to cuddle next to Charlie instead of deal with the wiggle worm. :) Next time will be a lot easier.

Taking down our tent. Justin rocks! I just think we'll want to camp more than one night next time-so much to bring & set up for one day!

Now that Mama has a significant bump, Sophie never forgets the baby, making sure she talks to it ("Hi baby!" "C'mon baby!") & rubs it. It's so sweet!! She's going to be a great big sister!