Thanksgiving 2010

We went camping for Thanksgiving this year. We went to Inks Lake near Austin. We went down on Wednesday and came back Saturday. We met up with Spencer's brother, Trevor, and his family. When we got there on Wednesday, the weather was pretty nice. It wasn't too hot or humid. We set up the tent and got things in order. Spencer did most of the setting up, but Tarren and I helped here and there.

Tarren LOVED it. There was plenty of dirt for him to play with and plenty of rocks/leaves. He was so dirty after the first 10 minutes. Tarren is kind of a clumsy child. He doesn't look when he is walking or running. So, he falls alot. By the end of the trip, his knees were covered in bruises and scratches. When he saw me taking pictures, he kept saying "I smile" and getting in front of the camera. It was cute.

I had Samuel in a carrying thingy. It is called the jellybean. It was quite handy. There wasn't really a great spot to put Samuel down and he wanted to be held. So, I was able to make him happy and still be able to move around and help out.

The first night wasn't so bad. Samuel slept well in the packnplay, but Tarren did not sleep as well. So, he ended up sleeping with me. On Thanksgiving, we woke up to a beautiful morning. We hung around the campsite for a bit and then Spencer, Trevor and the kids went canoeing. Tarren and Samuel statyed in their camper and took a nap. I stayed with them and read a book. The temperature dropped and it got quite cold. We stayed in camper for awhile and when they got back from canoeing we started our Thanksgiving meal. It was so yummy. Trevor fried a turkey. Thursday night was not so fun when we went to bed. We bundled up the kids and put Tarren in a mummy sleeping bag. I think he slept the best of all of us. Samuel didn't wake up until the morning to eat, but I had to get out of my warm sleeping bag and heat a bottle up. That wasn't too fun. The temperature warmed up nicely and we decided to go on a hike on Friday. Samuel fell asleep in the jellybean while we hiked.

Friday night was even colder than Thursday night. Samuel ended up waking up in the middle of the night crying. So, I brought him to bed with me. He is a good cuddler. We slept pretty good. He woke up in the morning hungry. It was sooo cold when I had to heat the bottle. I can say that I am not a fan of camping with a baby on a bottle. When I went out to go to the bathroom, there was ice on the car. So it was pretty dang cold! We packed up and headed home. It was so nice to take a nice long hot shower and sleep in my warm comfortable bed. It was great to see Trevor and his family and spend Thanksgiving with them. I think the kids did a pretty good job of camping. Samuel is teething and was kind of cranky here and there, but overall he was pretty happy.