Another Adventure in Summer Camping

We had to squeeze one more camping weekend into the summer before it slips away, so last weekend we headed back up to Pinckney for a family affair with Nana and Grandma and Grandpa. This time thanks to everyone, we had all the tricks and toys to “do it right.” It was good to be out doors and fun tooling in the campfire and soaking up the smokey smells and sounds of campground life. Alexander seemed to remember everything including the “nonono” don’t touch the firepit, and this time had no fear of tents, and thoroughly enjoyed crawling in and out (and under) at leisure. This weekend though was a bit more of an adventure as we weathered two major storms. Friday’s soak drenched the crew, Mike & Michelle’s tent and brought down tree limbs crashing onto Lynne’s camper while Serena and Alexander hid safe and dry in their tent singing songs, and “boom boom boom” ing while talking about Jesus in the storm and how he would protect us (that is now his favorite bedtime story we’ve had to read every night since). And after our singing neighbors went to sleep at 2am and Alexander woke up a very chipper boy at 5, we were well ready for some Sabbath afternoon snoozies. After Saturday night’s storm, we were blessed with a baby who slept through the entire thing, in spite of crashing thunders that even woke up David and settled our tent in a 6″ puddle of water. God is awesome, and out tent is amazing. We were completely dry! Alexander even “slept in” until 6:30 for us. In spite of the drips and drenches, we had a great time swimming in the lake, playing games, and eating way too much camping food. Alexander and Grandpa had some quality walks and chats, and time for trains, diggers, and mudpuddles. Alexander continues to impress strangers and family alike, and seems to have quite the following amongst the young ladies. Cheyanne (9), Rebecca(10), and Sienna(4) all took their turns doting over him, escorting him around the playground, or sharing toys on the beach. But when the weekend was done, he still was happiest to hang out in the car and wait until we packed up to go home. I think we were all ready for some r&r after such a weekend’s adventure.