We survived camping! Actually, we did more than survive- we had a blast. It was one of the most fun, unique experiences that I have ever been a part of. We had 16 famlies participate- 11 of them camped in tents and the others stayed in cabins. The tenting families all stayed next to each other in one section of the campground. We had houses without walls- children came and went and ran through each of our campsites all day long. We talked, laughed, fellowshipped and worshipped together.
The children had the most fun. They hit the ground running on Friday and didn't stop until we left on Sunday. Right behind our campsites was a ravine, full of trees that they ran through. There was also a dirt/mud slide and of course, a lake to swim in and fires to play with. They literally fell into their sleeping bags at night, so exhausted from the days activities.
Samuel kept the whole campground up Friday night. He could not fall asleep. He knew he was not where he was supposed to be and he let everyone know it. Paul and I got very little sleep that night and were dragging the next day. Saturday night, he went right to sleep and slept until we woke him up at 8:30 the next morning. Poor little guy was so exhausted!
It was interesting to go to the different campsites and see how people camped. It was easy to differentiate between those who had done it alot and those who were new at it. We did ok. We have along way to go to actually know what we are doing and until we are totally prepared. But, we did alot better than the last time we camped.
Now we are getting ready to go to Florida to visit family and friends. My girls are so excited to meet their cousins and I am ready to get to know my newest neice and nephew (they are 3 and 4). We've not spent any time with them and they have never seen Samuel. We will also get to visit with some very dear friends of ours. It should be a fun trip.
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