Posted by admin on Nov 5, 2009 in
Camping,
Uncategorized The weather was great. Even though it did get down to 36 degrees, Josh’s second camping trip was perfect. Hardin Ridge, just south of Bloomington, IN in the Hoosier National Forest, is one of my favorite places in Indiana to camp. The overnight excursion turned out perfectly. We arrived, picked our spot, unloaded the vehicle and set up the tent. An evening filled with fire-poking, hotdog-eating, marshmallow mouth-stuffing, dirty hands and a million questions was truly a memorable occasion.
A “seasoned” camper, and having just turned three, Josh said this second camping trip was “funner than before.” This trip featured a breakfast of sausage, eggs and chocolate milk. After a hike and more questions, we headed home. Once we arrived home, Josh filled Woodford (our dog) in on the whole event saying “Woodford, you can come next time.”
Don’t worry, we’re still planning that Everest trip.
Tags: Hardin Ridge, Hoosier National Forest
Posted by admin on May 27, 2009 in
Camping 
The first camping trip for Josh was a hit! I mean it was awesome. But before we could have fun we had to do some “camp chores” first. He helped set up the tent, unroll the sleeping stuff and gather sticks for the fire. We went over fire safety rules and only jumped over the fire twice. We also had to go over “playing in the mud” rules, since mud seems to be really cool at two and a half.
We brought Woodford along and he acted as the official camp security. The marshmallow cooking seemed to be the highlight of the trip. Although, once in the tent for the night, constant investigating of all the zippers, windows and bug shadows on the walls seemed to be an additional highlight since it went on for an hour and a half.
Some necessary items were brought for sanity such as his favorite bedtime stuffed animal, books for the bedtime reading, his favorite pillow and beer for dad. Keeping sanity was important.
All kidding aside, it was one of my favorite life moments. We both had a great time. As someone once said, “if you could bottle up a day …” well that would have been the day. It was truly an amazing time. As we were packing up to leave, he said “Dad, I love camping.”
So now we are planning a climb up Everest. I’ll keep ya posted.
