Evangeline has been so excited about going camping for months now. We finally made her dream come true last Friday. This girl loved every minute of it! She was bouncing off the walls from the moment we got there.
She was sooooo elated over her new Hello Kitty sleeping bag. As soon as we put the tent up and spread out the blankets, sleeping bags, and pillows she was in there just rolling and jumping around like a crazy girl.
She loved going in and out of the tent. We had to keep reminding her to zip it up to keep the bugs out. I was also constantly telling her to take her shoes off before entering the tent and to make sure she wipes her feet off outside the tent before getting in. (I am a tad anal about not getting grass and dirt in the tent.)
Ammie stopped by to check out our digs and to wish us well with the impending thunderstorm looming in the distance.
It was so hot and buggy when we arrived, but then the sky turned a wee bit threatening and really cooled things down. Fortunately we only got a little sprinkle. It was worth it to be rid of the gnats.
Evangeline learned how to navigate the door of the tent very quickly. She was great with the zipper and loved to come in and go back out, and open and shut the window. (I tried to narrow this down to just a few pictures, but it was just so cute to watch her investigate the tent and watch the wonder and excitement in her eyes, I just couldn't pick my favorites.)
She spent a lot of time playing with, and in the tent. Having a soon to be 4 year old is always a constant reminder about the simple joys that come from the little things in life. When I instructed Evangeline on how to relieve herself on the ground you would have thought I took her to an amusement park. She came running over to Kyle exclaiming, "Daddy, I peed on the ground like a dog!". She tried numerous times to go potty that night, just for the fun of it.
We roasted hot-dogs and made baked beans and s'mores on the campfire. Evangeline also rekindled a love of grapes...she practically ate a whole bag that night. We enjoyed walking over and playing on a nearby playground. It was a lovely night.
We call this a cotton candy sky....
Now onto the sleeping portion of the experience....I finally got Evangeline to calm down enough to fall asleep, but she would not let me leave her side. So poor Kyle was left to clean up our supplies on his own. Late in the night I heard Kyle repeatedly unzipping the tent. When I finally came to I found him stressing out about a huge raccoon that was trying to get into our things. We hissed at him and threw a few shoes in his direction. That raccoon wasn't the least bit phased. Finally Evangeline woke up and just thought the whole thing was hilarious because she had overheard us mention how we hoped it didn't get to the diaper we had in a bag and shred it all over the campsite. Well, all of the sudden the raccoon heard something that startled it off. Kyle seized the opportunity to secure our things, but again I was unable to go back to sleep.
I loved laying there and listening all of the coyotes howl. It took me back to the days of being at the farm and hearing them in the nights when I would stay with Grandma and Grandpa. I hadn't heard the howls of coyotes in years. It was special.
Here's my little Morning Glory in her "camping jammies".
Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.....
It was a tasty way to start the day.
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