Before Hannah we did some tent camping, but once she joined the family we thought that camping might be a little more pleasant if we had a pop-up. So, about 3 years ago, we bit the bullet and purchased a new (older model) camper.
(Worth every penny, wouldn't you say?) LOL
The first two years of Hannah's life I can't say were too fun camping, especially when she was just learning to walk and, therefore, wanting to toddle this way and that but not having the stability to do so. We somehow managed to entertain her at the campgrounds during those years.
But this year is a different story! Every morning she wakes up and asks if we can go camping again. Our first trip of this season was up to Mackinac with JuJu and PaPa and a few weekends ago we went just north of Lansing with families from our small group. She LOVED both trips!
We have found camping to be an economical way to explore new cities and spend quality time together as a family. Caleb's mother even gifted us a camping journal where we can record our adventures. As Hannah gets older, it becomes even more fun.
Our favorite campgrounds so far are (some of these pictures are a few years old):
5. Sleeper (Michigan thumb area)--had a fun Halloween program with petting zoo, parades, decorations and more
4. Sleeping Bear Dunes (pretty sure we'll like it...first time here will be next weekend)
3. Sleepy Hollow (just north of Lansing)--private, spacious sites
2. Wilderness (Mackincac)--location is great!
1. Hoffmaster (Muskegon)--beautiful sites within a short walking distance to Lake Michigan
Hopefully we will be able to start exploring beyond the state of Michigan as the kid(s) get older!
2 comments:
Ah, weekends of Girl Scout Camping. Bed rolls, sit-upons & walking sticks, monkey bread and dump cake. (BTW, made monkey bread a few weeks ago on a whim....NASTIEST thing I ever ate!! WHY was that stuff so good when we were kids??). Also memories of thunderstorms with lightning that turned night into day, a girl slicing her thumb open the first weekend we were allowed swiss army knives, and the dreaded LATRINE duty. But I can't wait for my girls to have the same experiences.
LOL That's pretty much how I remember it, too! Dreadful! Great memories though :)
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