Camping

Last night we went camping! Jake and I had been wanting to go with Riley- now that she is a little older. Since we rarely go camping..something is always left behind. Like a pot for making oatmeal for breakfast. Luckily, we remembered after we had been on the road for 25 minutes and stopped at a gas station to buy a canned drink (We only needed something to boil water in). Once we arrived and started setting up our tent and chairs we were attacked by mesquitos! Like a million of them..Riley thought it was cool that they were landing on her and wanted to show them off..haha! Sad, I know! Once Jake and I saw them hanging out on her face we decided to jump back in the car and find a store to buy bug spray!!! It made the experience 1,000 times more enjoyable. (Note to self: Bring a pot and bug spray next time..remember bugs are everywhere and not just in Texas). We had a yummy dinner of chicken, potatoes, carrots and onions wrapped in foil. Some of you call them hobo meals, tin foil dinners, or as I called them growing up, turtles. And, of course SMORES.mmmmmm... We went on some walks, watched some men fishing and boating and relaxed by the fire. Once it was time for bed, we watched a movie in the tent. The day was really fun and Riley loved every second. Her favorite part was being in the tent, she called it her "house" and thought it was awesome to be sleeping outside next to Mom and Dad. OK, get ready for this next part.... The movie is over and it's time to SLEEP. This is the part I was nervous about.... Riley talked, clapped, sang songs, laughed, played with our faces, rolled around and cried till 2 am. We tried to hold her still, whisper for her to be quite and go to sleep, put her in timeout and even stuck her in the car for 10 minutes to burn off some steam. Jake and I were praying for the sun to come up! haha! Once she was asleep for a couple hours, she started whimpering/crying for no reason...well, I'm sure there was a reason, but we didn't know what it was. And, that went on for 30 minutes. Oh the joys of camping! :) After reading all of this you are probably thinking.."Wow, what a horrible camping trip!" But, we thought the entire evening was entertaining! (Another note to self: Never let your child eat 10 marsh-mellows before you go to bed and expect them to not get over-stimulated).