Perfect

We had our first camping trip of the season last weekend and the weather was perfect! It must have been in the mid-70's during the day and the low 50's during the night. And sunny! The sky was so blue and cloudless. It really was just perfect.

There were critters all around. I saw a deer briefly and Rowan and I heard one in the woods as we walked along a path. In the morning we saw fresh deer tracks, including some of a baby. I woke up in the night to the sound of coyotes fighting in the distance, and a raccoon visited our camp site looking for food. Someone near us left her car windows open and a raccoon got in the car and found some leftover lunch. Apparently, there was avocado smeared all over the front seat. The Blanco river was so clear we could see the fish, and turtles were sunbathing on logs.

The kids had a wonderful time and Lili even decided she wanted to stay, despite the fact the rest of us were in the van driving away to go home (she changed her mind and came home with us). I took K-girl's gameboy away Saturday when we got there and I had to remind her about it Sunday afternoon. She was having so much fun. So there's proof that kids don't need technology to prevent boredom. Rowan has a few girlfriends because of Camp Fire so you can bet he's not complaining.

We'll be going camping again in a month and I can't wait. It will be colder then so I should probably get the kids some long underwear. And I also know we need to bring even more marshmellows.