Camping in San Antonio

Our 2 year anniversary was May 27th, but because Tarren was so young we decided to wait until June to celebrate it. We really wanted to go camping, so we picked San Antonio and decided to stay at a KOA. Tarren stayed with Spencer's mom for the weekend. Spencer was very excited about camping and he found some firewood to use, but it had to be chopped. He spent a lot of time outside the firewood and he did a great job.

This is only a small portion of what he chopped. And yes, our grass is dead. We just haven't gotten around to watering the back. I guess we should. So, the wood was chopped and ready to go. Friday came and it was time to start packing. Spencer's mom came down to get Tarren and helped us finish getting everything together. I was starting to miss Tarren and he wasn't even gone yet. So, around 12 she took Tarren back with her to Pearland. We got everything out in the driveway and started to load the car. We had way to much stuff, but Spencer was able to pack it all. I was amazed. He is really good at packing. Behind his seat, he had the firewood stacked to all the way from the floor to the ceiling. On the other side, he had two small mattresses. We didn't want to sleep on the ground. The rest of the stuff went in the trunk. These items were: a big ice chest, a large suitcase, a tent, three chairs, sports equipment, a plastic bin of food, a plastic bin of small pieces of wood, a bag of kindling, a jack, first aide kit, a fan, and quite a bit of other random stuff.

We finally left around 1:00. The car was so heavy we were bottoming out. We played the ABC game all the way to San Antonio. Spencer beat me this time, but only because he got a headstart. He was to the letter L before I even started. We arrived in San Antonio around 3:00 and started setting up camp.

The tent was a little tricky. It is quite big.

So, after the tent was set up it was time to get the fire going. We had a lot of firewood to burn, so we needed to make as many fires as possible and believe me we did.

We had chicken foil dinners that night and then we went for a swim down at the pool. We played this game called gator ball and had a blast. We were the only two people really in the pool. There was an older lady that was sitting outside of the pool watching. She asked us if we were newly weds and when we told her we had been married for two years she was shocked. She said we acted like we were newly weds. We were happy to hear that. We want it to never change. After swimming, we came back and Spencer got another fire going. We had s'mores. YUMMMM!!

The night was gorgeous. We didn't got to bed till almost one. It was breezy and not humid. It was a little warm, but we were able to sleep. We got up the next morning and had sausage, eggs and bacon. It wasn't too bad, but it was different than what we were used to being cooked over an open flame. We played a little frisbee and then went swimming again. I forgot to put sunscreen on and got quite a burn. It was very hot outside. We went back to camp. Spencer was not feeling well, so he sat in the car for around an hour. When he still didn't feel good, I decided that maybe we should head back home. I wasn't feeling the best either. So, we packed up and headed home. We arrived late Saturday night. Tarren came home on Sunday. I can't believe how much I missed him. I don't think I put him down the rest of the day. We had fun camping, but we decided that when we go camping again it will only be in October, November, etc. No more camping in June. And yes, we almost used all of that firewood. Spencer loves to make fires.