Camping

Last weekend we decided to go camping. Because of my Rheumatoid Arthritis I have not been camping for many years. Because Robert is married to me, he has not been camping for many years. But since I'm feeling better and Emerson is always up for an adventure we decided to try it. We headed up to a KOA campground outside of La Porte for a weekend with Mikey & Sarah, Augie & Noel and the Flick family. (I didn't say we were going to totally rough it!) We wanted to be somewhat close to home in case Emerson freaked out and wasn't having it and I needed a bathroom.

We left after work on Friday and got up north around 8 o'clock. I fed Emerson his cereal while Robert and some of our friends helped him set up the tent. This would be the 8 person tent with pet den that I got Robert for our 2nd anniversary present. That's right, we just had our 3rd anniversary...oh well. We had hamburgers and hot dogs for dinner and then made smores. Emerson was his usual Mellow Fellow self. He loved to look at the campfire and seemed amazed by this site! Later we put him to bed in his pack n' play (now that he's rolling this was a necessity) in our tent. We woke up on time in the night to feed him and his hands got cold so we put a pair of socks on them (good idea Sarah!) Saturday we hung out around the campsite playing games, talking, etc. Dinner was chicken and corn on the cob. For dessert we had these amazing treats the Flick family calls Pudgie Pies. You put pie filling between two buttered pieces of bread, put them in the metal grilled chesse things for camping and place on the hot coals. Once a little time has passed you remove and sprinkle with sugar. Absolutely delicious! I've been craving them since we had them, if only we had a campfire!

Sunday we got up, packed up and headed home. On the way we made a detour in Fort Collins and ate at Big City Burrito. So delicious! All in all camping was a sucess and we plan to do it a few times next summer.