Every Christmas my parents gift us a family trip somewhere local or out of state. This years trip was camping at the Birch Bay State park for a few nights.
What I loved most was in case we forgot something, our home was all but thirty minutes away. Such little stress went into packing this year even with little feet supplying baby food, diapers and bottles to keep things pleasant.
The kids loved exploring on the beach for crabs and shells and up at camp riding through the bike jumps. Charlie and Talan were curious burning sticks and creating smoke trails. Addison was all about beating the unlucky one at a game of Rummy while Myriam and Ashlyn chilled in the popular hammock reading books and telling stories.
Thankfully, all six of us slept great even with a couple midnight bottle calls. Myriam learned a few lessons about consequences and lost her opportunity to go to the water slides and the C Shop. Hard times for little minds, but there must be follow through regardless of the fun to be had.
Uncle Jason and Aunt Lindsay took off in the morning to the water slides with Charlie while the rest of us trickled in once the sun popped through the clouds. The water was still quite cold which I quickly found out on my double ride down the river with Charlie. Brrr.
Nana kept Miss Bee cozy after splashing in the pool and loving it. Back at camp, Tim took Myriam for a walk through the forest and enjoyed some down time. Melissa and Michaela joined us for the day and later Mickey smiled her way into staying overnight. Yep. We piled all seven of us into the Lazy Daze
and slept surprisingly peacefully.
The most entertainment came after we stopped on our way out to pump the tanks of our bodies natural goodness. Everything was fine until we went to start the Lazy Daze back up and found nothing to be cranking. A quick call to Dad and an hour later of trying to fix something turned into the two little ladies and Mommy catching a ride home while the rest of the team stayed behind. It wasn't until I left that I thought about the locked up house and left behind house keys. Thankfully, not all windows were locked and no alarms went off. The other half of the team managed just fine walking to grab burgers for lunch and eventually making it back home.
A team effort in unpacking and getting laundry going left all showered, smelling fresh and happy beds to rest in.
Thank you Papa and Nana for another great trip and many memories for the books!
{ Charlie & Talan exploring for critters. }
{ Hundreds of pinching friends. }
{ Myriam & Ashlyn smashing shells. }
{ A sensory playground: sand, shells, rocks & water. }
{ Camp Life: hammock win. }
{ Addison & Auntie Traci getting competitive. }
{ Nap time...these two paused for almost two hours. }
{ Splish Splash it's a campers bath...}
{ Miss Bee loved splashing in the shallow pool.}
{ C Shop evening sugar highs. }
{ Our attempt to contain our mobile one. }
{ Addison was all about the win. }
{ From kites to fire the kids kept busy. }
{ That's not right. }
{ Still smiles after waiting for the mechanic & busting into my own home. }
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