i like to camp

we went camping a couple times this summer. we're gonna go a couple more times before rainy season really hits. i really really really like camping... a lot. more specifically, i really really really like hawaiian style camping. basically you take your house to the beach and stay close to a grocery store.

this was our set-up:

 an ez corner that was eventually surrounded by 8 tents...

this was ward camp #2.

ward camp.

think girls' camp, or scout camp, but bigger. the whole ward comes! and their cousins. and aunties. and friends. people bring their couches and TVs, inflatable pools, beds, and kitchen sinks even! (true story.)

this summer we went to 2 ward camps: our current ward and our old ward. all i wanted for my birthday was to go camping... and whadya know our old ward was camping on my birthday weekend!! how perfect is that!!

why i love camping...

no schedule

play at the beach all day, don't have to wash off the sand afterwards

addi gets to run around and do her thang 24/7

the mornings

no chores

loads of friend time

late nights

card games

singing and playing the uke

campfires

tin foil dinners

having a cooler as a fridge

just being outside...

we found gwen's twin at camp... she's 1/2 hawaiian, believe it or not.

(i know you won't.)

the other 1/2 is swedish.

we had loads of beach time... and with daddy!

the girls and i go beach it quite a bit, but we hardly ever get daddy-O too!

and like i said, plenty of friend time and kajillions of kiddos

  

and then the last day there was a carnival for the kids...

i was so proud of little gwenner for actually hitting stuff with the bean bags toss games!

and addi...

well, addi was always gone.

riding her bike.

running around the field with friends.

telling me to leave her alone cause she was a big girl.

eating other people's food.

dancing.

playing soccer.

swimming.

i really never knew where she was.

true story.

and that's camping.

in a nutshell.

i like to camp.