We went on a really fun camping trip over Columbus Day Weekend, up to a place called Enchanted Rock. It's just about an hour and a half away, and it basically consists of three large pink granite hills that pop up right in the middle of nowhere. It is quite pretty, actually, and it is a great spot for camping and hiking. And the weather we had that weekend...it couldn't have been nicer! So, we camped just for one night, and then hiked the following day. We went with some friends of ours, the Anderson's, and this was her first camping trip ever. I think it was a pretty sweet first camp out, and hopefully she'll be up for going again. The campsites that we had were definitely the best in the park. They were right up against the rocks, so the kids could hike and climb the entire time we were there. We cooked some mean Aluminum Foil dinners in the fire that night, followed by cobbler in the dutch oven AND homemade ice cream. That was my great idea, and it was quite a hit. We made it in freezer baggies (quart size inside gallon size), and then we threw them back and forth or swung them around in towels. Quite a sweet treat for a campout! Then we sat around the fire, had a great time, and then got the kids settled into the tents for the night. Oh, and this was Ruby's first time sleeping in a tent too! She did great, as did all the kids. Did I mention the gorgeous weather?? The moms and dads enjoyed a little more fire time, then we all hit the sack. I slept like a champ! The next morning we cooked up a great breakfast of egg and sausage burritos, OJ, and hot chocolate. Then we broke down our campsite, hiked it all back to the cars (oh yes, we had to hike in to the campsite...not an easy task when taking a family with 4 little kids camping!), and got ready for some serious hiking. And hike we did!!! Both families made it to the top of the rock, and then even part way into a cave (the rest of the cave was narrow, pitch black, and required head lights...not the best idea with a two year old in a backpack!). Then the Anderson's decided to head back for home, while we decided to hike around a little more. We ended up hiking around for much longer than we had planned, due to taking several wrong turns and needing to hike up and down some serious rough terrain. All in all we hiked for about 4 hours, and the kids were just champs. We were all so hot and tired by the time we got down, though. The boys stripped down to their undies for the ride home, and the girls both crashed within minutes. The entire drive home Bryan and I planned and plotted our next family camping trip, and we can hardly wait to go again.
Look at our poor kids sandwiched into our car!! There was just barely space for them to sit, as you can see in these next few pictures. We've recently purchased an extension for the back of our car, so that our next road trip or camping trip should be a much nicer ride for the kids.
We went on a really fun camping trip over Columbus Day Weekend, up to a place called Enchanted Rock. It's just about an hour and a half away, and it basically consists of three large pink granite hills that pop up right in the middle of nowhere. It is quite pretty, actually, and it is a great spot for camping and hiking. And the weather we had that weekend...it couldn't have been nicer! So, we camped just for one night, and then hiked the following day. We went with some friends of ours, the Anderson's, and this was her first camping trip ever. I think it was a pretty sweet first camp out, and hopefully she'll be up for going again. The campsites that we had were definitely the best in the park. They were right up against the rocks, so the kids could hike and climb the entire time we were there. We cooked some mean Aluminum Foil dinners in the fire that night, followed by cobbler in the dutch oven AND homemade ice cream. That was my great idea, and it was quite a hit. We made it in freezer baggies (quart size inside gallon size), and then we threw them back and forth or swung them around in towels. Quite a sweet treat for a campout! Then we sat around the fire, had a great time, and then got the kids settled into the tents for the night. Oh, and this was Ruby's first time sleeping in a tent too! She did great, as did all the kids. Did I mention the gorgeous weather?? The moms and dads enjoyed a little more fire time, then we all hit the sack. I slept like a champ! The next morning we cooked up a great breakfast of egg and sausage burritos, OJ, and hot chocolate. Then we broke down our campsite, hiked it all back to the cars (oh yes, we had to hike in to the campsite...not an easy task when taking a family with 4 little kids camping!), and got ready for some serious hiking. And hike we did!!! Both families made it to the top of the rock, and then even part way into a cave (the rest of the cave was narrow, pitch black, and required head lights...not the best idea with a two year old in a backpack!). Then the Anderson's decided to head back for home, while we decided to hike around a little more. We ended up hiking around for much longer than we had planned, due to taking several wrong turns and needing to hike up and down some serious rough terrain. All in all we hiked for about 4 hours, and the kids were just champs. We were all so hot and tired by the time we got down, though. The boys stripped down to their undies for the ride home, and the girls both crashed within minutes. The entire drive home Bryan and I planned and plotted our next family camping trip, and we can hardly wait to go again. 
Look at our poor kids sandwiched into our car!! There was just barely space for them to sit, as you can see in these next few pictures. We've recently purchased an extension for the back of our car, so that our next road trip or camping trip should be a much nicer ride for the kids. 
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