Life with the Kelleys: Camping!!

I went to blog about camping the other day but blogger was down so here is the delayed run down of our adventure.
Much thanks to Michael for motivating us to camp and for getting the sites for us. I know its out of his norm to "car camp" at a campground but we are glad he did! We are also glad that Chappy was there to scare away any bears or Pinkfoot. Michael and Marie were there, along with Patrick, Allison, Nathan, Luke and the five of us.

Looking in the Cave!

We got there just after lunch on Saturday, pitched the tents and let the kids run around and play. We even remembered our tent poles this year... Our tent has a cover that extends on one side which Jason calls the "nursing nook," so I spent some time there with Amanda. Then we all hiked to a waterfall and cave. Nathan and Luke tried to see who could go the furthest back in the cave, it was small but had a really narrow section in the back. We read that at one time 100 people were hiding in there, I can't imagine how they all fit!

Jason cooked us some hobo packs for dinner and Nathan was in charge of hot dogs. Of course, camping can not be complete without smores, which the kids especially loved.

yummy smores!

Thanks Tracy for the smores pop tarts and goldfish also!
It started to rain around 1030 at night so we all took cover in our tents. It rained all night long but luckily we didn't have any major leaks. For me, the low part of the night was when the air mattress had deflated and I was laying on the tent floor with nothing underneath, Lauren had stolen the sleeping bag and Amanda was on the other side of me so I was scared to move. All I could think about was going in the car and turning on the seat warmers to warm up my bottom. Eventually I maneuvered a sleeping bag under me and was much warmer!

Michael made a big breakfast of bacon, sausage and egg sandwiches, which was served to me in the tent because it was Mothers Day-the camping version of Breakfast In Bed.
We packed up and walked around the lake before heading to Shana's for lunch.
Michael also told the kids that he had recently been attacked by a bear, which of course Jackson fully believed. Truthfully, Michael had fallen on a rock while rafting which caused bleeding, a bright red eye and bruising. When I picked Jackson up from school yesterday the teacher asked me if anyone in our family had been attacked by a bear because Jackson had told the class about Uncle Mike and the bear attack. Try explaining that one...