Camping with Friends

Camping with friends can be quite an adventure. We had a chance to do just that this past weekend. We traveled a few hundred miles away to the Sequoia National Forest. Friends of our have a family cabin in a small town located there. Here are a quick highlights and pictures from our trip with friends.

If you are traveling with friends make sure you have understanding friends especially if you have a child who throws up in their car. Our cowboy threw up in the car on the ride there. Sadly, he couldn't wait until reaching the rest stop. Traveling in a van in the back did not agree with our little one. Luckily, they have kids too and have faced this situation many times.

If you are traveling with more kids than parents you are out numbered. Decibel levels are high and lack of sleep always occurs. The parents would have fun staying up late playing cards only to find that our kids would awake at 5:30 in the morning. Seems we had our own roosters in the cabin. Yikes! We still had fun!

My dancer is a horse lover. She had her horse appetite fed by getting to ride a horse. She also got to help groom and feed one.

It was cowboys first time on a horse. He loved it.

Roasting marshmallows is a must for campers. Makes for great memories.The kids loved the smores and sticky marshmallows. It seems sticky stuff was everywhere, what fun. Sadly, Sport (my oldest) couldn't have sticky marshmallows due to his braces. He made up for it in chocolate and graham crackers though. We also sang songs, told stories and played flashlight tag near the campfire.

One important thing the children did learn this weekend is even though the outside temperature reads in the 80's...River water is COLD!!! Yes the kids were curious to go wading in a nearby river. Their adventure was short lived. Yes, very short lived. This is something they will never forget.

Go and make some memories with your kids..try camping for a change.