This weekend, we went camping for two nights at Falls Lake with Donovan and his parents (Everett & Christy). We arrived Friday night amidst a stormy forecast, but determined to persevere. The water was warm, so the kids all got their suits on and went swimming immediately.
After Zac got the tent up, it started to rain, so there was a funny part where we were all on the beach with umbrellas, watching the kids swim. Luckily, the rain did not last too long, and we were able to make a fire and cook hotdogs and marshmallows.
After a night of light rain and fitful sleep (lots of airplanes landing around midnight), we got up to a foggy cool morning and had eggs, sausages, and of course, donuts for breakfast. This is me before my coffee has kicked in.
The allure of the water was strong, and it wasn't long before the kids were swimming again.
Here's me, wishing I had bigger boobs to overshadow my bag. Oh well, what can ya do?
The kids generally played well together, but three is always an awkward number. Alice and Simon were often trying to win over Donovan and convince him to go against the other.
For lunch we had tuna noodle casserole and fruit. I think this was preceded by at least two morning snacks. The kids require a lot of fuel when they spend the whole day swimming.
Here I am, enjoying the day!
We had a great dinner, this time at Donovan's campsite. We had hamburgers and corn on the cob and roasted veggies and pasta salad. Yum! Unfortunately, the campfire cherry pies were ruined because the cherry pie filling was, due to a purchasing error, "no sugar added" and tasted too much like sucralose to be palatable. More like sucraloser if you ask me.
Despite being banned from swimming anymore that night, the kids still went back down to the beach after supper to play. They ended up making clay balls and getting really dirty. We can't win.
After a big breakfast, lunch, dinner plus numerous snacks, the kids were still hungry and crammed in a few donuts before brushing their teeth and going to bed.
We all slept much better the second night. Anticipating the airplanes, I wore earplugs.
The next morning we had pancakes and sausages for breakfast. Donovan turned out to be a big fan of pancakes, so he joined us.
Then the kids went fishing. Donovan caught a large minnow, but I think that was about it.
They played for a while, then Donovan went home.
We let Simon and Alice swim for another hour or so before calling them up for lunch, then heading home.
We did this trip last year in late June, and it was at the peak of my illness and I was sooo sick and it was so hard. This summer is like my redemption tour--where at each place I am reminded of how lucky I am to have gotten my health back.
