Isabel was very excited as this was her first-ever camping trip! We decided to try out Holly Point Recreation Area at Falls Lake and were very pleased with the campsites there.
Isabel was so excited. She loved playing in the tent. She walked Greta around the campsite on her leash. She helped fetch water from the pump.
The kid went barefoot through the campsite almost the entire time we were there...try as we might, we couldn't keep shoes on her. She was born to tent camp! I thought she would have difficulty sleeping in a tent with all the night noises and no fan! She did ask if we had a fan and of course we didn't ;) But when it was time to go to sleep, she went right in and went to bed without any complaints! I couldn't believe she didn't need me to lie down with her until she fell asleep! So Rob and I got to spend some time sitting out by the campfire all by ourselves! Ahhh....just like the old days!
Other highlights of our trip were making smores (or at least roasting the marshmallows...Isabel was not interested in eating a smore). Swimming in the lake, telling stories about "ghost bunny" (her idea, not mine), catching a frog that came hopping into camp (how lucky!...actually after we caught it, she exclaimed, "Thank you God for letting us catch this frog!!!" and of course just making each meal was a "production"!
The one thing I didn't anticipate was having to constantly tell her to take her voice level down a few notches! She talked the entire camping trip and would get so excited or so bossy towards Greta that we'd have to remind her that there were other people camping near us.
Here she is poking her head out of the tent. She pointed out that the door looked like the letter "D"! Go Iz!
Pretending to sleep in her sleeping bag! She slept all through the night, except for one time when she bolted upright talking about Jesus. (I think Daddy had woken her up that time with some snoring).
Eating peanuts while waiting for the food to cook! (Note the bare feet).
Food preparation the old-school way!
New day, no shoes.
Greta had a good time too!
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