We celebrated Father's Day by camping at Alum Creek State Park with our new pop-up camper. Mark, Janet and Quinten went up Friday night after work. Mark, as usual, organized almost everything! We ate dinner on the way and had set up camp by 7. Quinten was far too excited to sleep until it got dark. Unfortunately, he was then very tired and screamed about sleeping in his own bed. I rocked him and sang to him which calmed him but I had to lay down next to him. He would not fall asleep so I did what I swore I would never do-let him in our bed. Needless to say, neither Mark nor Janet got much sleep with him flopping all over the place. Plus, a major thunderstorm occurred over the night. I was quite happy to not be in the tent!
The next day started at 6:30am! Ugh!!! But, the sun was bright and beautiful. We enjoyed an early morning bike ride and played at the beach. Quinten was sooooooooo excited about the sand and water! Mark's dad arrived before 10 to spend the day and night with us. Hard as I tried to remember, I did not get a picture of Jim and the grandkids. Quinten did nap in his bed and so Janet took one as well! Mark and Jim picked up Lauren who joined us for the remaining afternoon and evening. She opted to sleep all alone in her tent Saturday night. We ended the night by grilling marshmallows (Lauren is an absolute expert in this area!). We are fairly certain that raccoons visited us during the night as the graham crackers and chocolate that were left out were eaten! Quinten did sleep in his bed without problems-yeah!!
After a Bob Evans breakfast, we packed up and headed home. With everyone helping out, we were unable to unpack quite quickly. Mark relaxed and watched a favorite sport-Indy car racing. Janet and Lauren made dinner and Mark opened gifts. A trip to Las Vegas and a book on Ohio State Parks for more camping adventures!
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