We are enjoying spending time with L and K this week and learned that we have something in common: we all like psedo-camping. I'm totally making that word up (I think) but I define it to mean: doing only the very funnest camping things and omitting all mosquitoes, humidity, nasty campground bathrooms and leaky tents, among other un-fun camping things. Yesterday turned out to be a lovely afternoon, so the 6.5 of us went pesudo-camping.
First, we drove to Nerstrand Big Woods state park and went for a "hike." It's just a path through the woods to a little waterfall (where we took our family photos for the Christmas card), but it's certainly a hike for a pregnant lady and two toddlers. For the other 3 able bodied adults, it was just a stroll. It was total BOY HEAVEN! They could have spent the entire afternoon "rock climbing" up the side of the waterfall. Don't worry, the men were spotting, L was photographing, and I was catching my breath on a bench, imagining it was 80 degrees and I was lounging with an ice cold beverage whilst my family frolicked in the falls.
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| My favorite pic, N cresting the ridge |
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| There is no denying that mug! |
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| Look at that tongue! "Should I do it again? YES!" |
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| Long ways up! |
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| He did it! |
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| This one's just to show you I still have a bit of a waist at 35 weeks this time! |
Here's where we went home and ate chili, a total camping dish, which even the boys ate, so home run for my meal planning! Of course, M and N think the kidney beans are "baby hot dogs," so we go with it...had to make sure K understood I do NOT cook chili with hot dogs. Although that would be kind of like chili dogs, so I guess I could...
Moving into the backyard, we scrounged up a cord of wood, a bag of mallows, an old Hershey bar and the last of the graham crackers to round out our evening campfire with s'mores.
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| Aunt L teaches N how to toast his mallow |
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| Oops! She burnt M's mallow! Gotta start over! |
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| Our manly men tending the fire (while L roasts a new mallow) |
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| Our first campfire...awe, isn't that sweet? |
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| Our first campfire of the season - no skeeters! Hooray! |
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| Funny mommy shot of me assembling s'mores for everyone and M lounging. |
We all went inside when it got cold, I enjoyed a hot shower in my marvelous bathroom, (not to mention got a pedi from Aunt L!) and then we all passed out in our bug-free warm beds. You can't beat that! And it cost us $5. Psuedo camping is the way to go.
2 comments:
I need to do some of this stuff with my kiddos before it gets too hot here in Texas!
Looks like you all had a great time!! Campfires are always a hit!
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