The Tripp Family: 1st Family Camping Trip

Kendal has been bugging me about going on a family camping trip for quite sometime now. So a few months ago, I, of all people, began organizing a BIG camping trip with all of our friends. We headed out on Friday morning to "Short Stay" a military camp ground on Lake Moultrie (only about 40 minutes from home) 12 adults, 6 kids, and 3 dogs was quite the adventure but lots of fun! Out of the 6 kids we had with us, 4 of them were 2 and younger. All things considered they did really well. Lots of tears at bedtime though. Especially from Kennedy. Mommy wasn't too excited about sleeping on the ground or in a super muggy tent either. Note to self...air mattress and fan are required for our next trip! We were supposed to camp Friday and Saturday night, however, it started to rain around 5pm on Saturday and spoiled our trip. The kids were wet and cold, mommy was miserable, and there was a puddle of water in our tent...after much deliberation, everyone decided it would be best if we packed up and headed home! So in the dark and the rain we tore down our camp sites...what fun~ NOT!! I think we will stick with one night trips for now and slowly progress to longer trips! Kendal said he was really proud of this city slickers effort!!! Overall we had a really enjoyable time and are looking forward to our next trip!

There was a Buckeye's fan watching the game across the street and "Hang on Sloopy" began to play! My little Buckeye started dancing O-H-I-O