What Makes A Happy Camper?
That what I wanted to do when they were babies but C kept saying nope. Got him hooked now :)
What Makes A Happy Camper?
This weekend we are going on an adventure. Well kind of. The man of the house has finally been broken down enough agreed to go camping. After many years of me pestering asking very politely, he has at long last surrendered to peer pressure the idea it will be fun. He did of course agree to this while enjoying a few drinks with friends at a barbeque recently but that still counts as a yes.
Now I don’t want to make him sound uptight or less of a mans man but he isn’t exactly what I would call a camper. He is more of a fancy 4-5 star hotel kind of guy, you know – hot water, soft comfy bed, nice meal, etc. Which is great of course and I appreciate everything about that, who wouldn’t? I however think camping would be a great deal of fun, benefit the kids educationally and not to mention a cheap night away.
The whipper snappers are so excited about it! This will be their first time ever camping, sleeping outside or sitting around a fire eating toasted marshmallows off sticks. The enthusiasm and interest they have is infectious and encouraging to try new things.
Anyway, we went and bought a tent which of course got set up in the backyard as soon as we arrived home from the shop. C wanted to make sure he didn’t look like an amateur trying to set up the tent when we arrived at the camp site. I think he was running on the practise makes perfect theory. It was such a gorgeous sight witnessing all 3 of my men preparing for the wilderness (yes in our backyard!) C has purchased not only our tent but a very fancy self-inflating mattress and pillow for himself. Seriously? Self-inflating, are you kidding me? Like I said, he’s not a camper. The boys and I got sleeping bags which we will most definitely be needing because it is going to be absolutely freezing. I hate the cold but I’m sure a few drinks and a big feed will help with the anti-freeze aspect of the night.
We also got the boys some state of the art glow sticks for safety reasons or that’s the explanation C is giving me for us ‘having’ to buy them. I think secretly he just wants one for himself. Anyhow, Saturday will be our first ever camping trip and is sure to be loads of fun or interesting to say the least. C could very well end up sleeping in the car so the bugs and scary noises don’t get him, he’s a big and tough when it comes to things like that. We are going with a couple of friends so there will be a certain level of excitement and learning for us and the boys that they wouldn’t usually get at home.
Here is to hoping the rain holds out and everything goes to plan.
Do you camp? What makes a fun and successful trip? Is it good company, a great location, the beverages (whatever they may be), the marshmallows or the fresh air and starry sky?
If God intended for us to go camping we would all have started out as “cavemen”…oh wait…nevermind.
Still not going to ever go camping
Cranky Old Man
hahahaha thanks for comment Joeh. You made me laugh
Sounds like fun. Personally I prefer the 5 star thing too but my hubs is more the camping type. This will be a memory maker of a weekend I am sure.
Carolyn
If you haven’t tried it you defiantely should. C had a ball and wants to do it again. It was a great weekend! A weekend of many firsts
I love camping !!! The first time Mr Surfer and I went away for the weekend, we actually went camping – tents, hiking, no toilets, no showers…It was a big risk! But we survived and got married !
Can’t wait till we can take our boys camping !
Hope you have an awesome time
That awesome – a huge risk but it sounds like it paid off
Im sure your boys will enjoy it as much as mine did!
Love camping. Our baby has a great porta cot that has a zip up mesh top to keep the mozzies out. It’s even nice to pull it out of the tent on a hot day and let her have a snooze under the trees.
That what I wanted to do when they were babies but C kept saying nope. Got him hooked now