First camping trip.

This weekend Kai had his very first camping adventure. Kai and I headed north with two other families with two year old boys. The forecast when we left said that the weather would be chilly with a bit of rain on Friday and then nice for Saturday and Sunday. It was off by about 24 hours. It was rain for Friday and all of Saturday with beautiful weather to signal our departure on Sunday. Despite the miserable weather, Kai and the other little boys fared quite well. The mamas? At times not so much, but I think we did a good job of making the best of a situation. Sticky times ensued when we needed to errect tarp overhangs on Friday to protect some of the areas of the campsite from the rain and also Kai and my tent as it seemed to be on the verge of taking on some water. But, toddlers slept well, even allowing for some adult campfire time. They played well together with only intermittent acts of two year old boy violence with one another. Mostly these scuffles involved coveted toys and were easily solved. They threw many rocks into the water, they went on many walks on the campground trails through the wooded areas, they played with trucks and got very very dirty. Good times. It was definitely an experience that will help me to remember to go outside even when the weather is foul.

Naked rock throwing.

Fun times bundled up in the constant misty rain at the campsite.

On one of many exploratory walks around the campgrounds,
lake and trail.

One of several attempts to get a shot with all the boys, on the dock, looking at the camera.

When we woke up on Sunday morning, the sun was out!
The boys enjoyed playing in the lake and otherwise running amok.

Kai and friends enjoying hot cocoa.
Kai's very first experience with it...he really enjoyed it!

All warm and cleaned up from the morning lake play
watching movies in the tent and laughing like crazy.

Kai sat with Baby Micha for a bike ride that lasted just over an hour.
He reported that he took good care of him.
And also that if he had a baby, it would be a sister.