Jen picked a great one that was nice and shady, so I didn't even have to wear my hat (she and her daughter had gone camping a few times before, so they were pros!). One of the first things we did at the campsite was line up by my friend, Katy, while she handed out watermelon to all us kids. Yum!
This is my friend, Edie. She likes to give me hugs.
Even when camping, it's important to always have a good book or two in hand.
There were lots of tot-sized chairs around camp, and I loved getting in and out of them. This was one of my favorites!
After only an half-hour or so, I was ready to leave Mama behind and go exploring. My friend, Nico, and I had a good time pulling this chair around the campsite.
When it was mealtime, I got into my travel highchair. We had such good food! Camping really helps you work up an appetite!
After dinner my friends and I played for a few hours. We got really dirty- so much fun! Sticks, bugs, caterpillars, leaves, logs, rocks...we barely needed the toys we brought with because there was so much fun stuff to play with just laying on the ground!
I perfected my climbing skills while camping (I was inspired by my Nico friend, who can climb UP and DOWN from the picnic table benches ALL BY HIMSELF!). This log was another great place to sit.
The mamas did a lot of "washing" while we camped, because us kids got really dirty playing on the ground. Mama tried to stay ahead of the dirt with lots of outfit changes for me, but that didn't really work. The mamas had this cool hand sanitizer stuff that they squirted all over us to keep us "clean." I reciprocated by "helping" Katy sanitize her legs.
This was another cool chair....it was a little tippy when I tried to stand on it, though, so I had to be careful!
Camping is so much fun, it makes me giggle!
Having three friends to play with all night long was great! This is a picture of me giving my Irene friend a hug.
After all the excitement and running around I did, Mama thought I would be really tired when it was bedtime. I wasn't. It took her two hours to get me to sleep, so she took a picture before she left the tent to have campfire time with the other mamas. I fooled her, though- I woke up at 3 am, and was so excited to wake up in the tent that I had to get up and play for two hours before I could fall asleep again. Boy, I love camping!
This is a picture of me getting out of the tent in the morning, ready for another day of fun!
Mama liked the way the morning sunbeams shone down on me in this picture.
The mamas did a lot of "tag-teaming" to keep all us kiddos safe at the campsite. This is my Katy friend keeping me out of trouble while Nico gives her a hug (there was a lot of hugging while camping!).
Another chair picture...have I mentioned that I LOVE having chairs around that were just my size?
Edie and I wanted to explore after breakfast, so I showed her my cool orange tent.
This is Nico's chair-it had cars on it! Nico speaks Spanish, so he calls them "autos." I think it might be his favorite word.
We took a walk to the park were there were lots of slides and climbers and big kids playing. All I wanted to do was swing, though. The other mamas thought that was pretty funny, but I know a good thing when I see it.
This is me taking my nap...I went down without a fuss, and even slept for 1.5 hours!
This is a picture of me leading Edie on another adventure.
Now here are my favorite pictures...before Mama and I went home, Jen's friend Jennifer came to visit with her dog, Harley. Boy, do I love him! I petted him (with a shovel), kissed him, played with his feet, sat on him, danced my baby doll on his back, laid on him...every kind of playing you can imagine, and he just grinned and wagged his tail. I hope Mama paid attention to how much I loved the puppy and how good I was at playing with him...maybe Daddy will get me a puppy for Christmas?
All good things must end, though, so Mama and I went home before it got dark and had a bath before dinner. It was great to see Daddy and tell him all about our adventures. I can't wait to go camping again!
