Kevin finally convinced me to go camping with the two kids. It turned out to be a great trip...however, we are now on the hunt for a bigger tent. When we registered for the 3 person tent for our wedding we weren't quite thinking our 3 person family would grow to a 4 person family before our first usage! This will make a great tent for the kids when they are old enough to separate from us(16 years or so from now!)
Here are a few things we learned from our first family camping trip #1 PACK LIGHT Our entire van was filled to the brim for our 2 night adventure. The only thing we didn't have was enough ice...in our search for more ice after hours we almost ended up locked out of the park for the night...the very nice ranger came and let us through the gate a few minutes after 10pm. I still don't know what we could have lived without... #2 BIGGER TENT See above. #3 DO NOT EXPECT TO SLEEP With the new S.I.D.S. precautions we were breaking all the rules, so mom woke up every 5 mins to make sure baby was still breathing. Dad slept soundly except when kicked by 3 year old. Mom worried about being eaten by coyotes. Dad slept soundly and denied any coyote exposure.
Our first morning at the park we decided to take a walk through the beautiful trails. After 2 hours of preparation it took us approximately 20 minutes to finish our 0.9 mile hike. #4 DO NOT EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO TAKE A LONG HIKE OR UTILIZE MUCH OF THE AVAILABLE TRAILWAYS. The heat and extra cargo tired Elena out very quickly(See pic below for her method of transportation!)
And the number one activity while camping.........BIKE RIDING! #5 BRING THE KID'S BIKE.
Here are a few things we learned from our first family camping trip #1 PACK LIGHT Our entire van was filled to the brim for our 2 night adventure. The only thing we didn't have was enough ice...in our search for more ice after hours we almost ended up locked out of the park for the night...the very nice ranger came and let us through the gate a few minutes after 10pm. I still don't know what we could have lived without... #2 BIGGER TENT See above. #3 DO NOT EXPECT TO SLEEP With the new S.I.D.S. precautions we were breaking all the rules, so mom woke up every 5 mins to make sure baby was still breathing. Dad slept soundly except when kicked by 3 year old. Mom worried about being eaten by coyotes. Dad slept soundly and denied any coyote exposure. 
Our first morning at the park we decided to take a walk through the beautiful trails. After 2 hours of preparation it took us approximately 20 minutes to finish our 0.9 mile hike. #4 DO NOT EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO TAKE A LONG HIKE OR UTILIZE MUCH OF THE AVAILABLE TRAILWAYS. The heat and extra cargo tired Elena out very quickly(See pic below for her method of transportation!)
And the number one activity while camping.........BIKE RIDING! #5 BRING THE KID'S BIKE. 
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