Camping with little ones that is. This past weekend we spent camping for 3 nights at
Standish Hickey State Park. We had a blast. The trip consisted of 11 people, our family of six, plus my mom (Diane), my step-dad-to-be Mike, my step-brother-to-be Tyler, my Sister and my brother-in-law-to-be Sergio.

My family slept in the tent pictured above. The tent was recently purchased at
Target. It was one of the best $120 we have spent. It is a two room tent, plus a screened front area. One side of the tent fit our Queen Size Air Mattress, which was for Nick, Dillon and I. The other side fit a make-shift bed for Aidan and Coda and Téa's Pack and Play. The screened front area housed our luggage and was a perfect spot for Dillon to hang out with a barrier between he and the bugs.
Some pointers for camping with little ones...
~Bring special 'camping' toys to keep them occupied and in the campsite during set-up/take-down time, meal preparation and down time. The Stomp Rocket was a hit with my kids. We got it from
Costco.

~Before you leave realize that your kids will most likely abandon any type of 'schedule' they have while camping. ie. my kids goto be at 7pm and wake up at 6:30am, while camping they went to bed a tad later and got up at 5:30am since the sun was bright and shiny :)
~Pre-plan meals, it takes a lot of the guess work out of what everyone is going to eat and when, more time to have fun
~Check with the campground to find out if it is child-friendly. Is it a strenuous hike to the river? Are there areas of the campground or specific sites that are unsafe for children? If you are visiting a state park, the rangers are usually more than helpful and in the off chance you get a ranger that is a stinker, call again a few days later, you are likely to get someone else.
If you have any questions or comments about camping with little ones please ask/comment away :)
Here are some pictures of our trip and almost more importantly all the shirts I tie-dyed :)
Eating Organic Lollypops (thank you E and Serio)


Saturday @ the beach

Dillon chillin' on the beach

Sunday @ the beach Kristy, Greg, Luke and Peter came up to spend the day with us!



I can take credit for Nick's shirt, but not for Kristy's sweatshirt



E in her tie-dye

'E' and Sergio

Aidan "fishing"

Téa digging into a huge bag of chips

And the face we have all been trying to get on camera...
3 comments:
How fun!! Your kids are SO cute Steph! And look at Tea!! She's all grown up!
Looks like you guys had a ton of fun. We tried camping last weekend too and ended up in the ER, whoops. Better luck next time :P
You guys had a great memorial weekend. I love all of the tye died shirts! Your kids look adorable. Smart tips for camping with kids.
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