Our First Family Camping Trip

Our first camping trip was wonderful! We stayed close to the Beaver Lake Dam. After asking the girls if they wanted to stay in a cabin (which we were hoping) or in a tent, of course, they responded with "A TENT!!!" "Okay!...Well...I guess we'll do it one time just for the girls"...was our response! It is all about making memories for them...right?!?! We only could do it for one night b/c church Sunday morning & Kyle is helping out a lot with the Sunday School now. So we arrived on Friday afternoon. Kyle started the campfire & we set up the tent. The girls had already made new friends by this time & were riding their bikes all over the grounds. We had hot dogs & smores (the best ever, I might add). About 9:30 the girls went to sleep in the tent & we followed a while later. I have to admit...it was not as bad as I was expecting. We all slept pretty good. When we woke up, it was about 50 degrees outside & Kyle started the fire again. We all warmed up by the fire while Kyle started cooking. He got the iron skillet & fried bacon, scrambled eggs, & we even got this cool toaster thing that sits on top of the burner. So, we toasted bread & had peanut butter toast. You can't beat that! The girls were off with their friends again for a while & then we all rode bikes around the area that morning. Then we topped it all off by canoing down Beaver Lake for 4 hours. It was the first time the girls had ever gone & they did great! We actually look forward to another camping trip & more memories to make!

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