First Camping Trip in Our New Camper

Picking the camper up in Florence, Alabama

Entrance to Tombigbee State Park

First meal at the table, courtesy of Papa John's

Excited Littles

 

View from the campfire

James and Hannah on their bunks

 

Weston reading on his bunk

Connor the night owl not resting, as usual

James and Connor roasting marshmallows

Is it ready yet?

S'mores waiting on their marshmallows

Family hangout at the firepit

Hannah loves camping and especially s'mores

Mama's going fishing

Hannah enjoying the sunny day

Boys anticipating the big catch

Will helping Connor cast

Fishing buddies

Another pair of fishing buddies

James playing with a night crawler worm

      Over 7 years ago, we started looking at campers thinking it would be a great family-time investment.  About the same time, we also found the perfect house for us.  We soon moved into the house and started remodeling.  The camper purchase was put on hold.  This fall, we decided it was time to start looking at campers again.  We knew the kids weren't getting any younger, and we wanted a way to experience quality time together outdoors. We found just the camper our family needed, and Will and I drove to Florence, Alabama, to pick it up this week.  We took the camper on her maiden voyage to Tombigbee State Park.  We pulled in late Friday night with a pizza we had picked up on the way.  On Saturday night, Mimi and Grandy came over for dinner.  We built a campfire and made s'mores for dessert.  On Sunday, we all went fishing at the lake.  James had fun playing with the night crawlers that we bought for bait.  Unfortunately, the fish didn't do any biting, but it was a fun and successful first camping trip.