Camping!

Family Camping 2012

We wanted to try this again (we went camping with Lily when she was just a year and didn't make it through the night due to a storm) close to home. We went to First Landing on Shore Drive not too far from where we got married. We love this beach and before kids would go there a lot and take Maci with us. *note- bay water and dogs not a good combo*

We also wanted to try this before it got too hot and too many people were there. The weekends are already booked so going on a weekday is the key. We got a site with electric and water, both a great thing and we were also right across the road from the bathrooms which is also very key.

We checked-in and got busy setting up camp.

Did NOT realize the amount of people that really set up for weeks at a time!

Wow.

We only did one night, I really think two nights would be much more worth the time and effort but it definitely gave us an insight that this family could definitely handle roughn' it for a couple of nights.

After a quick dinner and a quick change into bathing suits we headed up to the bay.

So much fun being on an empty beach and having it all to ourselves.

We went for a long walk looking for shells, chased little sand crabs and enjoyed the sunset.

Our First Family Sunset

Back for jammies and s'mores :)

We decided to not put the cover on our tent in hopes that it would keep us cooler but it was awesome since our tent was in a clearing. The sky was so clear that we were able to lay and look at the stars while in our tent. We were directly under the Big Dipper! The girl's eyes could not have gotten any bigger! It was so much fun and the girls slept! They really slept well!

After packing up camp, we had one more beach day in us :)

Here's to our First Family of Four Camping Trip!

*deemed a success*