Camping Continues

I would have loved to continued the story of how our first camping trip was just joy and pleasure but at 3:30am it took an odd turn. No the kids did not get up screaming in the night. Jennifer wakes me up and tells me that she does not feel very well. I get up with her and stand watch as she walks up to the bath house and before she gets back I realize that I am not feeling so well either. Oh NO! We both got food poisoning from Bojangles'. This ought to make for an interesting experience. We did not want to use the camper bathroom because it was right next to the kids room and we were afraid to wake them up. No sleep and constant turns running up the hill left us exhausted and not at all wanting to be camping. Should we pack up and leave? No we don't feel like doing that either. So we called Granddaddy to come over and at least feed the kids breakfast - while we formulate a plan. Plan formulated... Granddaddy & Grandmother load up the kids and take them to Lisa's house. This will give us some time to re-coop and the kids time outside the camper to play with their cousins. Kids gone, pop in a movie, watch none of it, and sleep. Reality came back about 4:30 and left us with a crowded camper because it is now raining. Yeah, Rain... As if this is not tough enough. We take turns keeping a half eye on the kids and watch the clock creep by till it is finally bedtime. Bedtime arrives... Sleep or screaming? Pretty much the same as the night before. Evan took about 20 minutes to fall asleep. Wow we made it! Not so fast... The storm of all storms hits and wakes Jennifer and I up. Our first thought was it must at least be 3 or 4 am. No... 11:45pm. This storm was a doosie. We sat there and wondered when we would hear the first peep from terrified kids. They slept through the whole thing. We woke up the next morning feeling better or at least well enough to pack up and head home. Now we have survived. This is what they looked like when we opened the door the first morning. I asked Evan if he had fun camping and it was a YES.

Charlotte still sleeping in her spot. I thought I put her on the other side? Mommy bought them some magnet alphabets to stick to baking pans. They had a blast. Quick breakfast before we hit the road.

Last shot just before we hit the road.