Camping and Sam Houston

On Friday we went camping at Huntsville State Park. We only stayed one night. It was kind of a trial run to see if we would be able to do longer camping trips in the future. We definitely learned a lot!

Warning: Lots of pictures!!

G helping T blow on the fire to get it going.

Roasting hot dogs. G lasted all of about 2 minutes roasting her hot dog before she was done. We also had marshmallows but G didn't want to roast them. She just liked them raw. :)

She did enjoy eating it though :)

B even enjoyed a hot dog. We have yet to find a food B does not enjoy :)

B was a little unsure of the ground and did not appreciate falling and getting leaves all over him so he spent most of the evening in his pack and play. We had to keep reminding G that even though we were outside she didn't need to be screaming.

One lesson learned: Remember to get your stove or bring a dutch oven. We had planned pancakes and eggs for breakfast but our makeshift pan did not work for the pancakes. The eggs turned out pretty good though. They would have been even better if we had remembered to bring salt.

B did lots better walking in the daytime. When he did fall down he didn't want to touch the ground to stand back up. He would just reach his arms up for someone to help him. Which is kinda weird because when he was sitting on the ground he would eat whatever he could find: leaves, sticks, dirt, sweet gum balls etc.

Just relaxing while we packed everything up.

G checking out Lake Raven which I might add is very appropriately named. At about 7 am a very loud raven perched itself right next to our tent and woke everyone up. G and B both did very well. B woke up at 5 to eat and then went back to sleep. G didn't wake up until the bird came to visit. When she did wake up she said, "It's not dark. Time to get up. I need my clothes." The kids definitely got better sleep than we did. We were in a 4-person tent with a full size air mattress and B's pack and play. We also forgot G's pillow but she didn't seem to mind. Our air mattress apparently has a hole in it because by the time we got up there was no air left. Hopefully next time we go we will have a bigger tent and a working air mattress.

We went on a little nature hike. B fell asleep in the car ride over and slept through the entire (.2 mile) hike. We opted for the smallest hike just to see how G would do. Next time I think we will do a longer one.

Sam Houston. This statue is right next to the state park so we stopped by on the way home to have lunch and check him out. He is HUGE!

It was a little windy but G and B had lots of fun running around in front of the statue.

Walking with Dad to see Sam's face.

After we ate, we went to see Sam's face. Also HUGE! G liked his nose.

B wasn't really interested in holding still so this is the best I could do. Also, you can see G's baby went camping with us. She needs a bath!!

B trying to escape.

T was bringing the car around and G found this swing. She really liked it. We had a fun camping trip. We definitely have a list of things not to forget for next time though :)