Felix went camping for the first time a few weeks back with his mom and mama. He loved pretty much everything about the experience - the fire (which I assure you he did not get too close to), the tent, the beach, the park, etc. While we have not been campers in the past, and were a little apprehensive about going, we discovered that camping was a much more relaxing experience than some of the other places we have gone recently. With nowhere to go but down the hill to the playground and beach, and then back to the campsite, we were forced to take it slow and easy.
Felix's friend Addie and her mom came along too, which made our trip even more fun. Like fireflies, Felix and Addie flitted around the campsite on various adventures. At one point they spent close to an hour going back and forth between their tents and knocking on each other's doors, then treating each other to story time inside their respective tents.
The following day we went for a hike together; Felix and Addie spent a great deal of time meticulously repairing this branch with their tools.
Fortunately, Addie is a very good map reader and figured out how to get us back to civilization when we got lost.
This trip had extra meaning for me as I was leaving a few days after our camping trip for a conference - my first time away from Felix! So we got lots of bonding time in.
And running time! We must have run across this bridge a hundred times.
But don't worry. There was plenty of bonding time with mom as well.
All-in-all we had a super-fun time, with watermelon and s'mores to top it off. We may just camp again this year if the stars align right. And who knows - we may even see some real fireflies this time, along with the 2-year-old variation.
Felix went camping for the first time a few weeks back with his mom and mama. He loved pretty much everything about the experience - the fire (which I assure you he did not get too close to), the tent, the beach, the park, etc. While we have not been campers in the past, and were a little apprehensive about going, we discovered that camping was a much more relaxing experience than some of the other places we have gone recently. With nowhere to go but down the hill to the playground and beach, and then back to the campsite, we were forced to take it slow and easy.
Felix's friend Addie and her mom came along too, which made our trip even more fun. Like fireflies, Felix and Addie flitted around the campsite on various adventures. At one point they spent close to an hour going back and forth between their tents and knocking on each other's doors, then treating each other to story time inside their respective tents.
The following day we went for a hike together; Felix and Addie spent a great deal of time meticulously repairing this branch with their tools.
Fortunately, Addie is a very good map reader and figured out how to get us back to civilization when we got lost.
This trip had extra meaning for me as I was leaving a few days after our camping trip for a conference - my first time away from Felix! So we got lots of bonding time in.
And running time! We must have run across this bridge a hundred times.
But don't worry. There was plenty of bonding time with mom as well.
All-in-all we had a super-fun time, with watermelon and s'mores to top it off. We may just camp again this year if the stars align right. And who knows - we may even see some real fireflies this time, along with the 2-year-old variation.
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