The Hadley Family's Adventures: Spring Break Camping Trip

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Spring Break Camping Trip

This year we were finally able to make to to Bastrop State Park for a weekend camping trip (must remember to make reservations in January from now on). I think the most valuable lesson we learned is that 9 month olds and camping do not mix. Jude wanted to be down and all over the place all weekend long. Thankfully Brian had the brilliant idea to bring our big play pen and place it over a tarp on the ground. Jude played quite happily in the pen provided someone was in there with him. The other big challenge is that for reasons unknown to us, Jude has decided to become a really crappy sleeper. He fights sleep like no other and wakes up in the middle of the night crying. This did not make for great sleep while camping. On the up side, our sites were right next to the playground and the bathrooms. All the kids had a blast playing outside, hiking, fishing, and getting dirty - especially John. James even made a friend at the playground and played really well for almost two hours. We brought our own wood this time and had really great campfires both during the day and at night. The last night we got the fire super hot and had fun throwing random stuff into the flames. The highlight was when Will dropped a unopened soda can in the fire and we all waited for it to explode. Also that night, James almost lost his first tooth. Darren was about to pull it out with some pliers when I pleaded to wait until we got back to more sanitary conditions. Overall, it was a good weekend away and we're all looking forward to camping at Huntsville State Park for Easter weekend. Here are some photos I managed to snap.

Jude in the play pen