We went camping on the Friday of Memorial Day weekend with some great friends. We went someplace close to home, and tried to have as much fun as we could. The kids all seemed to have a blast. And, at least speaking for Eric and myself, the adults had fun too. Cooking over a campfire is always a good idea in my book. Rain...not so much. Yup, the weather had been really nice all week, and then decided to turn on us. It didn't affect us too much on Friday, but it dumped on us that night! And the next morning everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, was soaked. Even my shoes were wet. They were outside of the tent, but still underneath the awning part, and should have stayed dry, but all the condensation decided to pool together and drip right into my shoes. Awesome. Even the rain couldn't dampen our spirits though...much. There was more exploring to do in the morning by the kids, who took every chance they got to run into the woods and look for the mud monster. And with a little help from a couple of the dads, they were dutifully scared too. I could have sat a listened to them scream and watch them come running out of the woods all night. It took me right back to the carefree days of being a child. The excitement of pretending and exploring and all the possibilities that came with it. Anyhoo, we even survived a sighting of the old hag (long story)! Lots of fun, and I can't wait to do it again!
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| The kids started off playing some ladder ball. |
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But they were quickly distracted by Mother Nature. You can see the butterfly they
are all looking and pointing at. It looks like it's on Maddox's right shoulder. |
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| These kids loved being silly! |
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| More silliness! |
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| Here they are in front of their entrance to the woods. They would follow that path back over and over. |
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| We did manage to get a couple nice shots too. |
In this really short video, even though it's pretty dark, you can kind of see the kids running around with their glow sticks, running out of the woods screaming. Some of them would be monsters etc, and growl at the others. Love it!
