The TRUE camping story

This is the true story of four families, with 12 people, camping on two sites for two nights!
Cast of characters:
C's family= C, my neighbour, who is 5 months pregnant, her husband B, her three kids, M (14) G(12) and CO (10)
D's family= D, my friend and roommate from college, her husband T and daughter E (6)
J's family= J, my bestie neighbour, her daughter N(5) and son DO (2.5)
Us= me and A....hubby had to work...


Day 1: after medicating the boy for the previous two days for fever.....the doctor cleared our trip and so we continued. There was no nap in the car and he had awoken at 5 that morning. We left the house at 1 and after some pit stops (we were following a family up) and a long drive into the camp ground, we arrived at our site at 3:30.....we were at site 668! We found that my friend D and her daughter E were already there (YAY!) and had set up their tent. (I wasn't expecting her up until about 6 but she was able to leave work early....what a fabulous surprise for me). First thing I did was get out our tent and J's tent (she and her two kids would be arriving about 7:30)....we set up the three tent....and found that C's site had not been evacuated by the previous tenants (enter the Warden!)....and A & E started playing. Tents went up, chairs came out, beds were blown up and we were set.....after a quick dinner of cold pizza, we hung out.....A wanted to hang in the tent by himself....and he got really quiet.....it was 6:45 and he was out cold...I went in to give him some Advil for his fever and change him into his pj's. I was sad for him because he wouldn't get to play with DO, his best buddy....or see the stars....that's all he wanted all weekend was to see the stars. Well, by 7:30, the Advil had kicked in and he was ready to party!!!!!!!!!!!! He was so excited about roasting marshmellows, using his special flashlight, going for walks (we must have walked to the bathroom in the wagon about 12 times that first night!....partly because I was worried about his lack of BMs and just wanted to stay active) Finally, he went to bed....at 11.....the adults were up until 12:30 (did I mention that C's family pitched their tent on our site for the night! So on a camp ground that allows a max of 6 people, we had 12!) laughing and having a great time.....finally, I went to bed....because the bathroom was a five minute walk away, we had been squatting on our site in the dark. So at 5 am I had to pee.....and badly....when I returned to the tent, I awoke the sleeping prince with the zipping of the tent. He got so upset cause he wanted me out of the tent and be on his own that he started crying LOUD.....for about 5 minutes....I tried to get him to be quiet as to not wake the entire camp ground....it took some work but he finally went back to sleep.



Day 2: We were up and out of the tent by 7:30.....all the kids were laughing and playing and having a blast. Then the man from behind us got out his tent, looked at me and shook his head....obviously not impressed...but whatever, we're camping and we have kids....who for the first time ever were camping! Breakfast included p&j sandwiches, cereal and hotdogs! We went to the bathrooms, got cleaned up....A had a BM (which allowed me to relax) and no more fever! and we headed to the beach. It was the most beautiful beach I had ever seen in Canada....the water was blue.....the sand was white and fine and there was no one there.....we parked ourselves near a teepee looking structure and we were off.....playing in the water, playing in the sand, playing in the structure.....for hours....OH, the provincal park doesn't have any driving rules except a max of 20 km, which meant that A & DO sat in my front seat for the drive to the beach! They loved listening to music and dancing there....feeling so grownup! We had lunch, KD and hotdogs for lunch, C and family got their site and started setting up, and we tried to nap the kids.....well, two of the kids napped but mine wasn't one of them, he again, kicked me out of the tent saying he wanted to sleep by himself. He laid there for about half an hour before started to pop his head up trying to play peek a boo with us! We laughed......so out he came and again, we started with the walks...going on adventures, finding potholes, going to the bathroom...finally it was too much for him and D & I took him to get fire wood and he fell asleep....so we decided to explore the park to let him sleep for a bit. It is gorgeous. With 1000 campsites, beaches, children's programs, hiking trails, fishing and so many other things. Dinner was great! And the evening was perfect.....A was asleep at 9:30! The grown ups stayed up again until 12:30 but this time I didn't drink so much! Oh, p.s. the guy who gave me the dirty look that morning had two babies under a year old join his site....hee hee....and they cried during the night....just saying!

Day 3: My watch said 7:30 when I awoke.....and A was still sleeping.....I could hear J, N and DO talking and playing on the site.....I got up and A looked at me.....still wanting to sleep....until he heard DO calling him, Addiden..... we got up, took the wagon and went to the bathroom.... ate breakfast and starting packing up.....our plan was to tear done camp as quickly as we could and spend the day at the beach. We made sandwiches, put snacks together and got ready to go. We were out of the site and at the beach by 11. The wind was blowing the sand off the dunes everywhere and the waves were huge with a strong undertow. We LOVED it....the grown ups, that is....we played in the waves and body surfered while our kids played on the sand or snuggled under towels.....we picnicked at the cars and headed home around 1......A was out by the time we left the park!
It was so MUCH fun....can't wait to do it again! But this time, for longer!