Camping

We’ve been out of service for the past few days because we actually took the kids camping! Kade has been begging to go, but I have been putting it off. Camping is a lot of work and I wasn’t too excited about sleeping in a tent with two year old Luke but we finally decided to just do it. The kids helped me pack up on Thursday and were so helpful. We left around 3:30 when Brad got home from work and headed to Holland Lake. We were hoping that it wouldn’t be too crowded since school has started, but it definitely was crowded! We pulled in around 6:30 and the campground was full but the hosts gave us a spot right on the lake that they call their overflow camping. It was the best spot in the campground! We didn’t have our own fire pit so the hosts let us use theirs. It worked out well. We had warm and delicious tin foil dinners and then s’mores for dessert, of course! The three oldest each had four s’mores! 

The kids and Keena slept really well and it was a dream to wake up with the beautiful lake view out our front door. Brad made warm and delicious breakfast sandwiches and then he took Kade and Tenley on a hike to the waterfall. Ryder, Luke and I got in the kayak and kayaked to the base of the waterfall. It was a long trip, but my boys did a great job and I loved being out on the lake. We played for a few more hours on the beach enjoying the beautiful view. It was definitely worth it and I’m so glad we went!