One of the things on our “to-do list” for Summer break was to take Ry on her first camping trip. Andy and I love camping but haven’t been in a couple of years. We decided it was time. {I think I had mentioned in a previous post how since I didn’t have to go to Minnesota we had planned the camping trip, then I ended up having to go. Instead of cancelling the trip, we just decided to move it up a day. I took some of Thursday and all of Friday off and we came home Saturday.}We are both big outdoor people, so we knew Ry would have a blast. We don’t camp in campgrounds which means no running water or toilets. For once this Summer I was happy about the fact Ry isn’t potty trained yet! But, just because we aren’t in a campground, we aren’t really “roughing” it. We packed so much stuff that we ended up having to pull the trailer…because the SUBURBAN just didn’t have enough room. Anyone else see the problem with that statement?! Some things on the “to pack” list included: tent (of course), sleeping bags, sleeping pads, 2 coolers (1 just for drinks, duh), 1 giant red tub for dry foods, 1 giant red tub for other stuff including lanterns, bug spray, towels, etc, our clothes, Ry’s clothes, a pop-up shade tent, a 3 burner camp stove, 5 gal propane, black tub full of cooking supplies (yes, I have a full set of pots/pans/dishes/silverware just for camping), a couple of 5 gallon jugs of water, camp chairs, camp table, oh and we can’t forget the kid and the dog.
Camping with a 2 year old is…well…different. Yes… different is the right word for it. I actually have many words to describe it, but “different” is the best all encompassing word. We had a great time and I can’t wait to go again.
Hope you enjoy the photos as much as we enjoyed our first camping adventure!
Great pictures! That makes camping look Fun :)
I love Ry is the daisy field. So sweet.