Much anticipated vacation!

After 4 days of packing, a few trips to walmart and answering the question of 'when do we leave again, daddy?' at least 30 times, we are finally here at St. Andrew's State Park in Panama City, Florida. The pictures are of the camper and the view from our site on the bay. Turner and I drove in the truck and pulled the camper while Clay, Lanie and Meghan rode in the 'nice car.' Turner really enjoyed the ride because it was his first time to ride any significant distance in the front seat...since my lovely truck dates back to the days before airbags. He really enjoyed it and loved the unobstructed view! It took a while to get set up, but we are camping next to friends with kids so the boys stayed busy playing in the water and catching critters with their new friends while mom and I set everything up. Some people would call it a chore but I really enjoy camping and the whole setup part. This time I got creative and even built an outdoor shower so we don't have to use the camper bath or go to the sometimes dirty bathhouse! I will get a picture of that up soon as I know you are dying to see it! Meghan did a great job inside decorating...we even brought our houseplants! It gives it a nice homey touch...and they would dead if we didn't bring 'em. We are set up right on the bay and having a great time. Lanie got to bring her swing and bouncy seat so she's doing pretty well with camping. We also brought a big screen house we set up right next to the water, so we have been hanging around in there with Lanie so we don't have worry about bugs. Its pretty hot, but with a fan out there it's pretty comfortable. My neighbor asked if we brought the kitchen sink. But that's the beauty of having a big camper! I made sure to bring anything I thought we may need. And so far, we have had everything we need, which is nice. From a toaster to an icecream maker, we are set. Now I need to go see what the kids have in their buckets. More to come...