I have a confession. It's kind of sad.
Chad and I have been married for 9 years and we've only been camping together once. That's right, once. The reason why this is sad is because not only does he L.O.V.E camping but he is also a serious 'survivor man'. Serious as in, if a disaster hits and we have to abandon our home and take off into the bush and live, I know that we'd be fine and all of Chad's survivor skills would be put to good use.
So tonight we thought we'd remedy this 'once' thing and go camping.
But in the end......the boys are camping and the girls are at home. We DID all go to the camp site together for the first few hours, which I loved. but......let's just say Jazzy's not quite ready for the 'whole' camping experience yet.....and she really only sleeps well if she's in the solitude of her own room. I can't imagine we'd be too popular with 'the neighbors' if our baby cried all night long.
So in my mind I had all these great expectations of what our visit to the camp site would be. Playing with the boys. Roasting marshmellows. Telling stories and cuddling up in sleeping bags. Jazzy sitting happily on one of our laps by the fire.......and it was all these things......except for the part about Jazzy sitting happily on one of our laps. She couldn't get enough of exploring the area, but once it hit dark and she was no longer free to roam - our 'free spirited 'outdoorsy' little girl wasn't very happy.
So after cuddling up telling stories in our tent while Chad made a delicious dinner for us, we said our goodbyes and left the boys to do their 'boy thing' and the girls came home. I do wish I was still there.
Jazzy exploring while the boys set up......
this is my favourite pic from the afternoon......
'picking' firewood and flowers
Zahn the little marshmellow 'monster'.......he really does love these WAY too much.....
and I love this pic of Jazzy......even if she only lasted in this 'relaxed' state for about a minute!
I can't wait to go camping again - maybe next time we'll see if Jazz can stay in luxury accommodation with her aunty :) and i'll rough it with the boys. all night.
Chad and I have been married for 9 years and we've only been camping together once. That's right, once. The reason why this is sad is because not only does he L.O.V.E camping but he is also a serious 'survivor man'. Serious as in, if a disaster hits and we have to abandon our home and take off into the bush and live, I know that we'd be fine and all of Chad's survivor skills would be put to good use.
So tonight we thought we'd remedy this 'once' thing and go camping.
But in the end......the boys are camping and the girls are at home. We DID all go to the camp site together for the first few hours, which I loved. but......let's just say Jazzy's not quite ready for the 'whole' camping experience yet.....and she really only sleeps well if she's in the solitude of her own room. I can't imagine we'd be too popular with 'the neighbors' if our baby cried all night long.
So in my mind I had all these great expectations of what our visit to the camp site would be. Playing with the boys. Roasting marshmellows. Telling stories and cuddling up in sleeping bags. Jazzy sitting happily on one of our laps by the fire.......and it was all these things......except for the part about Jazzy sitting happily on one of our laps. She couldn't get enough of exploring the area, but once it hit dark and she was no longer free to roam - our 'free spirited 'outdoorsy' little girl wasn't very happy.
So after cuddling up telling stories in our tent while Chad made a delicious dinner for us, we said our goodbyes and left the boys to do their 'boy thing' and the girls came home. I do wish I was still there.
Jazzy exploring while the boys set up......
this is my favourite pic from the afternoon......
'picking' firewood and flowers
Zahn the little marshmellow 'monster'.......he really does love these WAY too much.....
and I love this pic of Jazzy......even if she only lasted in this 'relaxed' state for about a minute!
I can't wait to go camping again - maybe next time we'll see if Jazz can stay in luxury accommodation with her aunty :) and i'll rough it with the boys. all night.
ps) I got the 50mm lens for my cameratoday! WAHOO! Now I no longer have to borrow Colins for weeks at a time :)
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1 comment:
I love camping! But it can be so stressfull too (especially for Mums). My limit is we have to have toilets and showers (even if the showers are cold). But my hats go off to you guys camping in winter, although that campfire looks so cozy.
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