Sunday, October 17, 2010

camping trip!

A few posts back, I mentioned that our family was going to experience a "first" together - our first camping trip!!



These are the sweet friends we went camping with. You may remember their faces from this post about our garage sale for our adoption. Kent & Danya graciously "hosted" the sale and allowed us to take over their garage for a few weeks! We are so excited that God has blessed us with these friends and is also blessing us with sons within a few months of each other. Kent & Danya are expecting a baby boy in February. We're looking forward to raising our boys together!

Ok, back to camping after a bit of a digression...

We began the adventure by setting up camp...

Later, we cooked our dinner by the fire...

And you must always end a campfire dinner with s'mores...

After the sun set (and the temperature dropped!) we decided it was time to go to bed...

Now there's a lot I could say about "sleeping" that night, but I don't know that my description would do the evening justice. The girls did great - fell asleep quickly and slept most of the night. I, however, didn't do as well. I believe I may have slept more in the hospital after giving birth to our children with nurses coming in every hour to check my stats and a crying newborn lying beside me! The experience didn't scar me too bad though. I do want to do it again; I'll just be a little more prepared next time!

So after surviving the night, we got the campfire up and going again and cooked breakfast over the open flame!


After a yummy breakfast, everyone was ready for a day of adventure...








It really was a wonderful experience! We had a great time with great friends and are looking forward to doing it again! But I will definitely pack warmer pjs next time...

2 comments:

  1. Sounds like your 1st camping experience wasn't toooo bad!! The girls look like they really had a great time. Love to all.....AJ

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  2. So proud of you Min! I'm sure there are plenty of camping trips in my future with two boys...you'll have to give me all of your pointers:) Looks like the girls had a good time!

    Love ya,
    Beth

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