Labor Day Camping
We went camping with 10 other adults and 15 children. The socialization aspect was wonderful for Shorty, who behaved like a champ. He deserves some kind of special Snausage/Beggin Strip/Rawhide Bone of Saintlyhood for his behavior. I don’t think he napped at all during the day, what with all the hugging and ear tugging and tail straightening and muddy-hand petting and Matchbox car driving that was done to him. On the plus side, he slept like a log all night. Also? The weather was perfect.
Welcome! I wish there would’ve been other signs along the way, such as ones that would have alerted us to the fact that a narrow gravel path was actually the correct road. Oh well. The 2 miles we had to backtrack were very scenic.
Thou shall fill water-laden latex receptacles and catapult them across the land to vanquish your enemies! (this was the water balloon-launching station)
Hmmm…OK, Robin Hood. Your medieval transportation seems a bit technologically advanced, don’t you think?
Oh, come on! Like Robin Hood had to deal with roving bike gangs and trampoline-bouncing basketball thugs. Whatever. Or maybe he did, and that’s why moats were invented. Yes.
Mini golf! I picture knights trying to peer through their armor eyeholes to sink a putt. Hee!
An unfortunate side effect of tent camping: every sound is amplified and you are physically unable to sleep in. Harumph. The plus side: shots like this of the steam rising from the pool early in the morning.
Oh hai, were you scared by this? Yeah, well, that’s just Dolly Woodboy, who accompanies Jason’s brother on camping trips to frighten young children and adults who’ve seen too many Chucky movies. Here’s Dolly casually posed on a friend’s camper toilet, much to her horror and dismay, and everyone else’s raucous amusement.
Am scarred for life by last picture. *shudder*
Sounds like an awesome trip and that pool looks wonderful!
Comment by Shelly — September 9, 2009 @ 8:27 am
It sounds like an awesome weekend! I could have done without that last photo, though.
Comment by Jess — September 9, 2009 @ 9:31 am
I camped at Shades of Sherwood once. We ended up collapsing our tent at two in the morning and leaving because we were really sick of the drunken bachelor party camped at the site across from ours. I was bummed, because we planned to go tubing and go-karting the next morning.
Also, that doll? TERRIFYING. If I saw that, it would take weeks for my pulse rate to come down.
Comment by Buster — September 9, 2009 @ 10:02 am
We have not camped since having kids and we’ve decided to give it a go again next year. You know, with 3 kids. In a tent. Maybe I should reconsider.
If I cam across that doll anywhere in my travels, I would probably shit my pants.
Comment by Saly — September 9, 2009 @ 11:20 am
That doll is EVIL.
Comment by Nowheymama — September 9, 2009 @ 11:39 am
Was Dolly’s face in a fire? The feet and tummy look pink and shiny but that face is a bit rough.
Comment by Shelly — September 9, 2009 @ 12:13 pm
Shelly,
Yeah, Dolly’s face has seen better days. Let’s just say he took a hot poker from the campfire to the face and leave it at that.
Comment by Shauna — September 9, 2009 @ 12:58 pm
oh my GOD that doll is freaky. i would have done an awful lot of hollering had i come into my bathroom and found THAT!!
Comment by Alice — September 9, 2009 @ 1:01 pm
Oh, I love this. So kitsch. Reminds me of the Poconos…
Comment by Ellie — September 9, 2009 @ 2:49 pm
The internet ate my comment. It was approximately this: That doll is totally creepy. My twitter name is @beckyinduluth, and I have to admit that it’s fun so far (one whole day in).
Comment by Becky — September 9, 2009 @ 3:21 pm
So…I kind of like the creepy doll and am thinking maybe I need to start a new family tradition like that. And the shot of the swimming pool was freaking awesome. I love seeing crap like that.
Comment by sarah — September 9, 2009 @ 5:59 pm
I would DIE over that thing.
Comment by slynnro — September 9, 2009 @ 8:17 pm
Great photos! Especially that last one, hee. Of course, I wouldn’t have found it nearly so amusing if it were MY toilet that thing was perched on.
Comment by nonsoccermom — September 9, 2009 @ 9:00 pm
HOLY SHIT! If I found that doll on my toilet (having been a watcher of many Chucky movies way back when) I would FREAK. Luckily the toilet would be in close proximity and all. Yeeesh.
Comment by amber — September 10, 2009 @ 5:54 pm