A long awaited camping trip

Doug and I haven't been camping in years and have been talking about how we need to take Lil Miss Chloe and show her what the great outdoors is all about.  We went camping at Monroe Reservoir last weekend with our friends Brook, Corey, and Lil.  Our campsite was only accessible by water and we had to pack everything we needed onto Corey's fishing boat.  It was a tight squeeze, but we made it.   The campsite was back in a cove and very private.  We probably only saw around 10 other people at the very most all weekend.  The lake was very warm, around 85 degrees, so you better believe we took a few dips with the girls.  Brook and Corey's friends Jeremy and Jennifer joined us on Saturday night and of course we had to take a very quick late night dip in the lake. The girls were little camping pros and slept like logs.  I think the frogs and crickets lulled them off to sleep.  The boys enjoyed fishing and caught a huge catfish (around 18 pounds).  We had catfish tacos with homemade salsa at night and banana-cinnamon-pecan pancakes in the morn.  On Sunday morning Chloe woke up early and we were laying in the tent having our morning talk when Doug said "BearPie guess what Poppa brought for you?".  He reached into his backpack and pulled out one of Chloe's little baby-dolls.  She was so excited to see her nay-nay and I thought that it was one of the cutest things he has ever done.  He actually took the time to find one of her babies, bring it along in his bag, and surprise his baby girl. 

We had a great time.  It is always nice to get away from the hustle and bustle of modern technology for a few days, but man does that warm shower and pillow-top mattress feel good when you get back home :)