A Big Day (and a night and a day)

We are proud to report that Jacob went on his very first camping trip this week. We went with friends from church and we had a blast. In fact we had so much fun Doug is considering taking Jakey on the father and son campout next week. After a semester of city and stress it was nice to get out into a more rural area and relax.

It was an absolutely beautiful day for camping. This is our campsite when we arrived.


Jacob was relieved to be out of his carseat and enjoy the outdoors with Daddy.

He loved playing in/with the tent.

Jacob and his new buddy Camilla.

Settling down for a long sleep...

...Or not. Jacob thought it would be a nice idea to wake up at 5:30 am. Doug was nice enough to get up with him and let me sleep longer. I have to say that this was one of the worse night's sleeps I have experienced. Camping with a baby has it's challenges.

After a delicious breakfast we went to Ringing Rocks Park. There was enormous boulder field there. I guess some of the rocks have a really high metal content and when you hit them they ring like a bell. It was pretty cool.

Doug trying his luck on the boulders.

Next we took a short hike to a nearby waterfall.

Jakey hanging out in his pack.

Here we are at the top of the waterfall. We are looking forward to more great camping trips this summer!