Camping, Rain Storms and Teething, OH MY!

We took our first ever family camping trip up to Shasta this past weekend, and let's just say it was an adventure for sure! I would like to point out last year we camped here with me at 7 months pregnant...not sure which year was more challenging! :)

We did upgrade this year to a larger tent (photo comparisons below), but we didn't quite realize the tent we would be unfolding had automatic rolling windows and a hinged door...who even knew they made tents with such things, well now we know! Needless to say we fit, with room to spare...guess our family will have to grow to fill the tent some day.

Last year's little tent

This year's family size tent

So 1st big adventure begins day 1 of boating. Head out onto the lake and it is fairly chilly and fairly cloudy, until the storm rolls in. Nothing like being on a boat in the rain and with two babies! Babies stayed dry...parents did not. Would have loved to have come home to a warm shower, heated house and warm clothes...oh that's right we are camping. Thankfully Jilly's parents kindly let us crowd their trailer and get warm.

Carson did awesome sleeping outside in the tent. He woke up a couple of times and eventually made his was into bed with us, not that we minded a little extra snuggling and body heat. But, all in all for a 40 degree night, he did fantastic!

Next day was much much warmer and sunnier. Boating was actually fun and warm and this little Momma got to have her 1st wake board session since being pregnant...made me extra happy! Carson did so well for being trapped in a life jacket for 5 hours on the boat. So he got treated with a couple of bites of ice cream sandwich when we got back.

Mikey wake boarding

Hanging out with Daddy on the boat

Yummy!

When we got back Carson was unusually snuggly and warm and low and behold he got his very first fever. :( Poor guy. He got some extra love from Daddy and napped some more. He is getting both top teeth, so thinking its a result of that, but still feel for the little boy.

Night 2, Carson slept well till 4 am, then we had some family bonding time in bed...well for the rest of the morning...

All in all, it was a fantastic trip with great friends. We had lots of yummy food, the boys had fun playing together, had some time out on the water to wake board and well survived our first camping trip. We only think the next trip with be a breeze with warmer weather, no rain and teeth that are already fully in our mouth!

Loving playing on the air mattress

Sharing Brandt' big boy bike