We decided to take the girls on their first camping trip this weekend, with friends from church. We chose Oxbow park, a large reserve only 15 minutes out of town. Our friends Patti and Graham went down on Thursday afternoon to set aside a campsite for themselves and for us. Thank goodness they went early! By the time they finished pitching tents to reserve the sites, the campgrounds were already full! 
On Friday night we drove down as a family to stay our first night. Being 8 months pregnant and already pretty uncomfortable, I wasn’t sure about staying the night, but Dave brought a twin mattress for me and I slept in my own tent, so it worked out pretty well. Halfway through the first night Amanda started crying (as I expected) and Dave brought her to my tent to sleep with me, but other than that we all got a good night’s sleep.
Our friend Christopher and his 3 kids shared our campsite, so our site was over-run with smiling dirty faces and lots of laughter. On Saturday I drove home to retrieve a few forgotten items and bring my friend Rocio (Christopher’s wife) down to spend the day. (She’s due less than a week after me, but being pretty uncomfortable as well, opted to spend the night at home.)
It was wonderful to relax and walk in the forest, hang out with good friends, and give the kids their first real camping experience. They played on the nearby playground, splashed in the river, made smores, and squealed at the deer that would wander around our campsite. All in all, it was a wonderful time!
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