So Spring Break is here and everyone is gone to the beach...or somewhere! Well, Sam and Emma are gone to the beach for their first big camping trip in their new pop-up, so that means we have 2 bored kids. We decided to stay close to home this spring break for obvious reasons. But I didn't let that keep us from an adventure! I decided to see if I could get a spot to camp one night at Tannehill...just the boys! And that way they wouldn't feel like they didn't get to go somewhere for spring break. Well, I went out Sunday afternoon to Tannehill to see if I could get a spot, knowing it was all a gamble because it is a very popular local campground. It was a beautiful day, so even if I didn't get in, it wasn't a big deal. I waited in a line with all the other spring break campers...and after about 1 hr. I was headed to our spot to set up a tent and hold it while I went home to get the camper. We loaded it up with some pop tarts, microwave pancakes, peanut butter and jelly, hamburgers, cokes...and off we went. We were all set up on our spot next to the creek by 4:00. Not bad!
The campground was FULL! There were dirty kids everywhere, fires lighting up every spot and bikes clogging all the roads. I saw this little boy on a beat-up bike wearing an awesome shirt. It said "I make DIRT look good." I love camping! One of our neighbors was a teacher from Oak Grove who knows a bunch of my coworkers...pretty cool. We talked for a while. We always meet great folks camping. We got our fire going at sunset and fired up the grill for some good ol' burgers, Doritos and Cherry Cokes! Well, at least Turner and I drank the Cherry Cokes. Clay opted for juice since he doesn't really like the "fizzy stuff." Then we settled in for some roasting marshmallows and playing with sticks in the far. Just when it seemed like things were perfect...it got better 'cause Meghan and Lanie showed up. Meghan decided to try camping with Lanie. After all, it isn't as though we are in a little tent. Our camper has a really comfy beds (our room has a door, thank goodness), heat/ac, a full bathroom and pretty much everything you need to rough it comfortably. Lanie liked it...as if she really knew she was at a campground... and after a decent night's sleep, we decided to extend our stay to one more night. The weather was great and everyone was happy. I got up with the boys about 8 (actually awoke to someone knocking on the camper door, but will talk about that later), brewed some coffee and took Lanie out for her first stroller ride around the park. She loved it, just looked all around and smiled at the folks who had to come take a look at the cute little baby.
Meghan enjoyed getting to sleep in a few hours extra without a baby at her side. We spent the day just hanging out. It was very nice and relaxing. We even got to enjoy a homemade treat from the "Sweet Shop" which is usually closed when we have been there before (it's a little log cabin that houses a few old women who know how to make some great confectionary goodies). The boys usually get to spend their money on a treat or two at the camp store...which is often their favorite part of any trip to Tannehill, but the treats in the Sweet Shop are MUCH better. Turner met up with a friend from his school and they played a good bit both Monday and Tuesday. They rode bikes, trounced through the woods and threw the frisbee. All in all it was a great time and a good way to see how camping with a little baby is going to be this summer since we will be at the beach camping for a couple of weeks. It has been a great spring break for all of us!
Now for the story behind the knock on the camper door at 8 am...this is a doosie! I went to the door and their was a lady there saying she thought my car had been broken into cause the door was open and the glovebox was open. Well, I went out, it was open...but nothing seemed to be amiss. I started looking around and noticed that were quite a few folks milling around the area talking about their cars being rifled though too, some of them missing phones, money, ipods, etc. Well, as everyone started talking and sharing info, a lady camping close by in a tent heard doors opening and closing a lot and saw 2 boys standing around by the camper next to her tent really late. But she didn't really know what they were doing or make any kind of connection. We all figured out that it was a kid from a camper close by. The kid left out early with his mom's car, but the Law arrived and waited for his return. Well, he showed up and the campground drama ensued. He still had everyone's stuff in the car and he spent the next 3 hours in the back of the cop car...while just about everyone in the campground filtered through to witness the spectacle and put in their two-sense. And believe me, campground justice is something someone needs to do a documentary on! It was all pretty funny...disheartening, but funny. It's actually to the kid's benefit that the cops caught him and not some of the guys he stole from, 'cause they would have tarred-and-feathered him for sure! We-most campers in general- really don't think about stuff like that happening in a campground...heck, we left the keys in the ignition of our car! It would have been really easy to take...but again we have always felt pretty safe. That's what everyone else said too...hence the reason this kid was able to get so much stuff so easily... 'cause no one locks their car! Well, we will from now on. And the fact that it was just a mischievous kid makes it a little more tolerable. It will make for some good story telling next week as all those kids go back to their schools! I can just hear 'em now..."Hey guys, you won't believe what happened at Tannehill over Spring Break..."
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