Last weekend the whole Decker family decided to go camping at Deckers (fitting name I know).
It was quite the adventure getting there...6 hours, some bees, angry cows, and an empty tank of gas but after we figured out where we were at and eventually had everyone together on Saturday it turned out to be a great camping trip.
Friday night, it was just Tyler and I and the kids and once we stepped out of the car all the craziness from that day melted away when we realized we were in a beautiful spot and remembered how much we love camping.
We have only been camping once since we had kids when Rilyn was around 5 months old and I don't know what we were thinking....SO MUCH FUN!
Friday we just made a little dinner, had a dance party, explored, read books by the campfire, and enjoyed the sunset. It was pretty perfect!
The next morning we ate pop tarts for breakfast a.k.a cookies according to Ryder and Rilyn took a little time to warm up. She's looking pretty grumpy in the pictures ha. Tyler went to meet his parents in town and call Ryan and Carly to make sure they could find us. The kids and I went for a little walk and played lots of hide and seek. Of course, the kids are not at all afraid to hide well in the forest since it looks like our front yard and they were even making me a little nervous because of how far they were going when my eyes were closed.
The next day we got everyone together finally and had some good family bonding time. The dogs (9 total) 5 of which were Chihuahuas lol played and played and played. Rilyn and Ryder spent most of the day bugging Carly and Ryan and playing (destroying) their truck. It rained that night so we had some early bedtimes and it was a little disappointing we didn't get to hang out by the campfire all night, but there's always next year!
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Ryder loved getting dirty, and he took full advantage of the camping "lifestyle." I've never seen a kid get so dirty so quickly. At one point he had Cheetos and dirt covering his teeth, which of course made Carly squeal and Yvonne went with it and kept telling him to give Carly kisses. Poor Carly was a champ with all that teasing :) Let's face it, Ryder still drools plenty so imagine his slobbery kisses with dirt and Cheetos yum!
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Ryder and Rilyn had so much fun and too be honest camping with 3 kids wasn't all that much work. They love to be outside and entertain themselves well with dirt and sticks. Rilyn told me her favorite part was sleeping in the tent and Ryder told me he liked playing the mud. We can't wait for the next Decker camping trip!
It was quite the adventure getting there...6 hours, some bees, angry cows, and an empty tank of gas but after we figured out where we were at and eventually had everyone together on Saturday it turned out to be a great camping trip.
Friday night, it was just Tyler and I and the kids and once we stepped out of the car all the craziness from that day melted away when we realized we were in a beautiful spot and remembered how much we love camping.
We have only been camping once since we had kids when Rilyn was around 5 months old and I don't know what we were thinking....SO MUCH FUN!
Friday we just made a little dinner, had a dance party, explored, read books by the campfire, and enjoyed the sunset. It was pretty perfect!
The next morning we ate pop tarts for breakfast a.k.a cookies according to Ryder and Rilyn took a little time to warm up. She's looking pretty grumpy in the pictures ha. Tyler went to meet his parents in town and call Ryan and Carly to make sure they could find us. The kids and I went for a little walk and played lots of hide and seek. Of course, the kids are not at all afraid to hide well in the forest since it looks like our front yard and they were even making me a little nervous because of how far they were going when my eyes were closed.
The next day we got everyone together finally and had some good family bonding time. The dogs (9 total) 5 of which were Chihuahuas lol played and played and played. Rilyn and Ryder spent most of the day bugging Carly and Ryan and playing (destroying) their truck. It rained that night so we had some early bedtimes and it was a little disappointing we didn't get to hang out by the campfire all night, but there's always next year!
Ryder loved getting dirty, and he took full advantage of the camping "lifestyle." I've never seen a kid get so dirty so quickly. At one point he had Cheetos and dirt covering his teeth, which of course made Carly squeal and Yvonne went with it and kept telling him to give Carly kisses. Poor Carly was a champ with all that teasing :) Let's face it, Ryder still drools plenty so imagine his slobbery kisses with dirt and Cheetos yum!
Ryder and Rilyn had so much fun and too be honest camping with 3 kids wasn't all that much work. They love to be outside and entertain themselves well with dirt and sticks. Rilyn told me her favorite part was sleeping in the tent and Ryder told me he liked playing the mud. We can't wait for the next Decker camping trip!
