That’s right, last weekend was our annual Groudas family camp out in Knox.  This year we had 2 little ones with us so it was very interesting.  Luckily the days went on without a hitch, little Jason crawled around happily, not caring that it was grass and not a floor to crawl on.  His favorite activity by far however was getting pulled in the wagon by grandma who drove him over to the pond and back  multiple times (a day).

Alex’s favorite activity during camping (and any time really) was getting some naked time with daddy tickling her with a blanket or burp cloth or whatever.  This is her favorite game and getting to be naked made it even better evidently.  She surprisingly did not pee all over the place like she does at home.

On Saturday it started to get a bit warm out so the kids got changed into something lighter to wear.  Alex decided to sport her favorite dress.

While naps were great, sleep was ‘okay’.  Better the first night than the second for sure on both counts.  Alex slept until 2am in her bouncy chair Saturday night.  When she woke up her hands were freezing (i didn’t think to bring mittens or a hat).  So she spent the rest of the night in bed with us which meant she woke me up to eat a few times.  Saturday night jason slept great, he did wake up crying at one point but it was probably a dream because he calmed down and slept the rest of the night.

Sunday night was a different story for both kids. Alex slept the entire night with us after watching fireworks.  This meant we were up every 2-3 hours to eat.  Jason was up crying quite a bit himself – probably the molar he had pop through (bad timing!).  Of course he slept soundly right through the fireworks.

The fireworks were short lived though Sunday night, Fitz got freaked and after a while ran off to get away.  After an hour of everyone searching in the woods (and down the road) for him he finally slinked back on his own.  Crazy dog.

So Sunday was not as good a night as Saturday and on Monday everyone was a bit tired.  All in all though camping was successful, no one got hurt!  Oh except Fitz there too – he got a huge thorn in the paw and was limping/crying until Ryan took it out.  Other than that no one got hurt!

I didn’t get a trip in the canoe this year, Alex needed constant attention (she always does) so I took my breaks to do more productive things like eat.  Next year though I plan to get out there!

On Sunday we all went out for a little adventure (actually Alex slept so she stayed at camp napping).  We went out on the quads then met up with Aimee, Jason and Jason at the pond.  PJ caught a bass after only fishing for about 15 minutes with bobbers that don’t float no less!

Later on Sunday our friends Justin and Jen brought their little one over to play for a bit as well.  He and Jason didnt’ exactly play ‘together’ but next to each other, it was cute and Landon liked the wagon just as much as jason did.  Next year it will be Jason and Alex fighting over the wagon!  Or hopefully, Jason pushing/pulling Alex in the wagon.

On Monday we waited until the tents dried out and then got packed up to head out. Since we were able to drive the trucks all the way into the campsite setup/breakdown was really pretty easy this year.  One good thing about drought conditions at least.

Just before lunch we headed out to go to Grandma and Papa Williams’ house for the day where I got a nice long shower – the best part about getting done with camping – showers feel awesome when you haven’t had one in a few days!