We went camping at Old Forge this weekend with the kiddos. It was Meredith's first time camping and she loved it. She loves being outside, so two days straight of being outdoors was pure joy for her. My Matthew had a great time, but I knew my little outdoors man would. It was very nostalgic for me because our campsite reminded me so much of the places my Dad used to take us kids camping to when we were little. By chance we got a site with a 3 sided shelter, which really came in handy while it was raining. It was a little cold at night for my liking and we had some rain on Saturday, but overall it was a nice weekend trip.
We arrived Friday evening and Matthew helped set up the tent and then waited patiently for his favorite camping dinner-hot dogs!
My sweets and me relaxing while Matt set up camp on Friday
Miss Meredith had the best sleeping spot!
Waking up early Saturday morning 
The Bean helped cook our breakfast-eggs and bacon-yum! 
Yes, my son is playing with fire 
Meredith all cozy taking a nap in her little seat
We checked out a beautiful trout stream in the area, Moose River. It was so calm and peaceful, I could have spent hours there 
Way high! Meredith loves to be "thrown" in the air
Matthew fell asleep in the car, so Matt fished while the bean rested up 
So beautiful! 
Old Forge is a quaint mountain town with lots of character. We spent some time Saturday walking around checking out the shops and soaking up the rustic ambiance
Brittney and Aykut arrived Saturday just before the rain and had help from Matthew to set up their tent 
Aykut and Brittney took the little man on a nature walk while the rain was light
Matthew is finally tired of me constantly taking his picture, so he will now close his eyes and stand still until I put away the camera-the little stinker
Staying dry while it rained
Aykut had this neat powder that you put in the fire to make it change different colors-like blue, purple and green. Matthew got a kick out of it
A plus for breastfeeding-you don't have to worry about bottles/formula while in the wilderness
Roasting marshmallows. The Bean wouldn't eat them, but he sure loved to roast them in the fire 
I love sleeping/cuddling with my babes :)
Matthew roamed around while we packed everything up 
3 comments:
What a fun trip! You may have inspired me to camp!
You should go camping...it's fun, especially when the camp grounds have super clean bathrooms and you get to sleep on an air mattress :)
I want to go camping also!
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