Camping

Thanks to the Bunkers, a spontaneous camping trip to Julian occurred Friday night. I laugh at the amount of gear that must be loaded into the car for a simple overnighter. We made the drive to dry and lovely Julian which is the only mountainy area close by and also the start location for last year's fire. The Bunkers had arrived earlier and set up their camp so Kevin was kind enough to help Jeff set up our seven man monstrosity just before the sun went down. We enjoyed hot dogs, smores, and after the kids went to bed, adult conversation by the fire. We had two air mattresses in our tent and during the night everyone ended up on one.

The next morning we had a delicious breakfast of pancakes, bacon, eggs all while fighting off bees. Andy managed to be sour for all his pictures though he had a fun time. I think he disliked the camera and all the flying insects buzzing around his face.

Nicky was a good sport and played with dump trucks. We forgot to bring any girl toys. We also had a good laugh when she proposed to Kedrick and he said no.

She took it pretty hard and cried and cried until Daddy got her mind off it by letting her help him pull the tent down.

It was fun to watch the kids in their dirty bliss. They seem to find grime, sticks, leaves, and bugs so magical. Seeing them happy makes setting up, taking down, cleaning up, going without my teeth brushed, bathing everyone, laundering, and scrubbing the tub worth every second.