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Family Camping Trip – Day 2

Lyn — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 22:57:22 +0000

INSIDE: CHECK OUT WHAT WE DID ON FAMILY CAMPING TRIP DAY 2 We all survived day 1!!!! No 🐻bears, 🦁lions, or deadly bugs🐝🐜🦟🦗🕷 came to eat us!!! It was a little chilly but the little ones didn’t seem to care. The boy said he was cold. We figured out that he wasn’t using his sleeping bag correctly, so that was fixed the next night. Disclosure Statement: The links in this post contain affiliate links and I will receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking on my link. Those funds help keep this site alive and kickin’ but it doesn’t cost YOU a thing! Click here for the full disclosure. Like normal, we woke up around 7:30 am. We had neighbors on either side of us, so when their little ones got up….so did ours. Since it was still cool, we started a fire and brewed some coffee. Mom and Dad determined that it was time for a NEW percolator. This has served its purpose but……it was toast! I already picked out the next one. Dad started the bacon and eggs. The girls ate cereal…. We decided today was site seeing day. Devils Fork has many waterfalls but are only accessible but boat. This means we had to find a boat…hmmm. Part of why we decided to go to this State Park was their readily accessible canoes, kayaks, and pontoon boats. Since we would only be there for one more day and we didn’t get moving until 11, the pontoon was a waste of money. Also, since there were 5 of us…the canoe was kinda pointless. So we went with a 2 seater and a 3 seater kayak. This put dad and a child in the 2 seater while Mom, boy child and smallest child went into the 3 seater. After some arguing….mother and son figured out the best way to tackle the rowing. However, it was really windy and we decided there was no way we could make it to the waterfalls AND back! We took a pit stop on a sandy beach, had some sandwiches, and determined the best way ‘home.’ We switched seats on the way back….much better but what do I know?!?! Wish we made it to the waterfalls…..next time!!! But we did decide that we are going to invest in kayaks and row around the inlet. Everyone spent the rest of the afternoon hiking around and relaxing. The older 2 went back out on the kayaks. Liam showed her how to row, and she did such a great job!!!! We had steak on the open fire grill. This was a bit of a challenge since the fire pit was a little small. But we made it work. We cleaned and poked sweet potatoes, wrapped them in foil 3 times, and threw them right into the fire! Y’all if you’ve never done this…..you must try it!!! You don’t need butter or sugar or cinnamon…..super yummy!!! The girls ate macaroni and cheese with hot dogs over the fire. Funny story: Our neighbors made chili and offered some to us. He said he made enough to feed the whole camp site. We declined because Kris said I bought ‘dinosaur’ steaks!!! When dinner was over, his wife came over and told us that she had been out of town for work the week leading up to this trip so he did all the shopping and he does NOT know how to do anything small. Hmmmmm sound familiar? Does anyone else bring leftovers home from camping?!?!?!? This night was fun!!!!!!! All five of us played Uno until it was too dark to see even with the lanterns. When I took the girls to the bathroom before bed, Kris added some firewood, as he normally does. Well, he had found a few large pieces and threw them on. When I got back, it looked like he threw lighter fluid on the fire. Haha – the neighbors came over and asked what he did. Apparently he found some fatwood, which is dried pine….who knew? Well, it was a very bright and warm fire. Liam played us some Logic and told us the story of his new book. We all decided we could have stayed ONE more day……next time! Stay tuned for some video on our YouTube page. Happy camping,

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Fantastic Family Camping Trip – Day 1

Lyn — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 00:00:30 +0000

INSIDE: THE START OF OUR FANTASTIC FAMILY CAMPING TRIP WITH DAY 1 IN THE BOOKS After our 5 hour journey to Devils Fork State Park in upstate South Carolina, we were all exhausted but very excited for camping day 1!!! Dad put us all to work immediately, the girls were in charge of clearing the sticks from the tent pad. Disclosure Statement: The links in this post contain affiliate links and I will receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking on my link. Those funds help keep this site alive and kickin’ but it doesn’t cost YOU a thing! Click here for the full disclosure. The two of us put the 8 man tent up in about 20 minutes. And since the boy came with us, he got his own tent. That was up in about 5 minutes. Kris set up the kitchen stuff and the girls and I found firewood. Liam found the water and made several trips to supply us with dish water, cooking water, and everything but DRINKING….. Tents Next, we set up the inside of the tents. We had 2 queen size blow up mattresses; one for the girls and one for the parents. The girls set up their sleeping bags, pillows, and moved their “fun stuff” to their side of the tent. I combined 2 sleeping bags into one large one so the parents could sleep in one….this proved to be a slightly bad idea as we couldn’t move every well inside the bag….oh well, lesson learned. Boy got a self inflating camping pad with his sleeping bag. Hammocks Kris hung the hammocks and the girls started recording. We have soooo much video to go through….I don’t even know where to begin. We ate quick sandwiches and everyone relaxed. Food When it was time for dinner, we started a fire and pulled out the burgers, hot dogs, and soup. Yes, soup. Since the picky eater won’t eat a burger, she wanted canned soup. Whatever. We made it work. After dinner, the girls went fishing with Dad and the boy and I played cards. Fishing and Fun When it got dark, we roasted marshmallows, slapped them on graham crackers and chocolate. S’Mores!!!!! The girls went to bed around 830pm, I couldn’t believe it. They went right to sleep too. No fighting about not having a TV. One of them watched a phone for about 10 minutes and she was out. The other….just put her head on a pillow and started sawing logs! Day 1 was a HUGE success! I was so nervous about how we were going to get the kids to sleep. It was a little chilly – I think it was about 45 degrees at it’s coldest but no one complained!!!! It was so awesome!!! Ready for day 2!!!

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Gearing Up to Go Camping With Kids

Lyn — Sat, 13 Apr 2019 18:00:19 +0000

INSIDE: GEARING UP TO GO CAMPING WITH KIDS WAS SO FUN, SEE HOW WE DO IT!! Yes, yes we are crazy!! We decided to go camping with the kids! Spring break is approaching and we need to figure this out! Summer vacations are not something we can participate in because of my husband’s job. Sooooo we do the next best thing, get away for Spring break!! One time it was Disney, another time was a trip to Arizona to see Dad and step-mom (Grand Canyon was a bonus!), then there was the time we surprised the kids with Great Wolf Lodge…you get the idea. Disclosure Statement: The links in this post contain affiliate links and I will receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking on my link. Those funds help keep this site alive and kickin’ but it doesn’t cost YOU a thing! Click here for the full disclosure. This year Spring Break is really close to hubby’s BIG birthday so we are able to ‘kill 2 birds with 1 stone.’ He has been BEGGING me to go camping but I’ve been holding off for several reasons. We have finally made all of the above possible. We decided Spring Break at a SC mountain lake would be perfect. And someone suggested that we document our journey….so this is the beginning of our camping adventure…… Figure out what we already have My husband is an avid outdoors man so he has a LOT of the necessary equipment. Tents, sleeping bags, burners, lanterns, etc…. One night after work, my husband and son brought all of the camping stuff into the kitchen and we unloaded EVERY.SINGLE.THING. We had to open it, make sure it worked, and of course…..some things did not work. I made a list of the things we needed to replace and the things we “wanted” more of. AMAZON SHOPPING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG……this was so fun! So here is the list of what we needed to buy (whether replacing what we had to throw away or just needed extra stuff) Receive, open, and play with our new stuff I realized as I was video taping the opening of all the goodies that we needed a selfie stick….to be able to document this “fun” adventure, of course. I went to Amazon again, DUH! To be continued,

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