There are some parenting styles where they don’t tell their kids the fun things they are about to do until they are moments away from doing the fun thing. However, I’m still learning this. The reason the parents don’t mention the fun things to their kids is because the kids will ask over and over and over and over and over and over if it is time for the fun thing!
Well I told the kids earlier in the week that we were camping. Apparently I under estimated their love for camping. They were beyond thrilled to go camping! They couldn’t wait! They asked every day “is this the day?”
But I think watching the joy of when they asked “is this the day?” and our response was YES! Today we go camping! Totally out weighs all the asking the days before.
Max asked “Is this the day?” When Jesse told him yes. He literally yelled “Mallory!! This is the day!!” and ran to her and hugged her. They were so excited!!
They were so excited that they insisted on helping pack the camper. Mallory kept asking what she could do and was such a great help. Maxwell kept sneaking out toys and books and stuffed animals. He may have created more work because every time I went out there I found a pile of stuff I had to bring back into the house.
We went camping up to my parents cottage. We arrived to the cottage early Friday afternoon and we went to sit by the fire pit – but there was no fire yet. When the campfire was finally lit – Max exclaimed “this is the best day ever”. To him it wasn’t camping until that campfire was lit.
Saturday morning sitting by the river.
Sticks and water can keep kids entertained for a while.
One of the big reasons we came to the cottage was because they had a rzr ride planned. Saturday afternoon everyone loaded up their four wheelers and dirt bikes and the rzr and headed out for the first ride of the season.
Except for my little buddy Junior, Frenchie and me! We were told we needed to hold down the camp! We started out eating chicken in a biscuit crackers and drinking iced coffee.
I have never been left alone with Junior. I wasn’t scared. He is a super easy baby! It is almost unbelievable how easy he is. He is such a different boy when spent one on one. He babbles (typically he is pretty quiet). He wants me to hold him and has to see me at all times. We spent the rest of the afternoon taking walks, riding his little four wheeler, eating, napping, and sitting outside.
While Junior and I are having a pretty uneventful afternoon – the rest of the crew is battling dust and mud and broken down four wheelers and wardens!
These two kids were made for this! They love riding in the rzr!
Dust and mud don’t bother them. Well… mud bothers Max. He doesn’t much like to get muddy.
Kids can sleep anywhere!
When they got back I was sitting outside with Junior and Mallory came running down the hill to me… looking like this!! She can go from playing Princess to off-roading in a snap.
Then came Max and Jesse!!! Max in his underwear and water boots!!
The story is that they let the kids play in the puddles at the end and Max completely fell in. He is so not a fan of wet clothes – so they took them off.
Sunday they were going back out riding. Both kids wanted to go again – however this trip was going to be a bit more adventurous and I wanted them to stay back from this trip. Jesse agreed with me – so it wasn’t just protective Mommy! We took them out on the pontoon boat for the afternoon.
Mallory remembered driving last year and was excited to get back into the driver seat this time.
She was so good at driving they just let her be captain for a bit.
Actually the pontoon was having a bit of motor trouble so our real captain (Uncle Bill) had to go check on it.
It was a great weekend and the first camping trip of the season. Hopefully many more to come… as long as Frenchie loves it as much as the rest of us. : )
