Elisabeth couldn't quite reach...
Taking a break from our bike ride to feed the ducks
Our home away from home
The duck that came to visit our campsite and wouldn't leave. It just followed us around.
Looking for some treasure
Some of Ansley's treasures from gem mining
Some of Elisabeth's treasures from gem mining
Ansley looking hard for treasure!
John helping Elisabeth sort through her sand
Playing on the playground
Aren't they cute?
He is huge!
Waiting for the trainWe went camping again this past weekend. We went close to home this time to Salisbury, NC. It's about an hour and a half from here. We camped at Dan Nicholas park which is a Rowan County park. It's big and pretty nice. The campsite we had was by the lake and was nice and roomy and private. It's a very wooded campground so most of the sites had a good deal of privacy. We got everything set up and settled on Friday night, slept in a little on Saturday morning then headed out to explore the park. They have a nice lake with pedal boats, splash park, little animal reserve, petting barn, gem mining, train ride, carousel and a large playground. We did everything except the pedal boats and miniature golf. We arrived at the splash area just as it was closing on Saturday evening so we didn't get to do that either. Maybe next time. The nice thing about that campground is that checkout time isn't until 4 pm so we were able to get up on Sunday and take our time getting out of there. We would have explored more on Sunday morning but it was raining so we decided to call it a weekend and pack up and head home. Good thing I brought movies with us to watch in case it rained......we did a lot of movie watching. But that's OK. It was nice and relaxing and there wasn't any laundry or yardwork to do! We could just sit and enjoy each other.
It rained (actually poured would be a better word) quite a bit on Saturday but in between the rain we went out riding bikes around the lake and to all the different activities around the park. The girls had a blast as usual and they really liked the gem mining. The buckets are seeded with rather large stones and jewels as the girls call them. They had a blast sifting through the buckets of sand to see what treasures they could find. Since we've been home they've washed their jewels several times to get them sparkly clean and have sorted them and looked at them over and over. They are so proud of what they found!
We are getting a little better and a little faster at setting up and taking down the pop-up. It still takes us a while but we're getting there. This was the first time we weren't connected to sewer though so we had to go to the dump station on our way out of the campground. The smell that comes from that hole in the ground is enough to make you sick. Nasty. And I had to touch the tube which is gross in itself and promptly had to go wash my hands and santize them. John calls me a princess. I am and I know it. The girls are too. John just shakes his head. It's hard living with 3 princesses. :-)
Oh yeah...on a side note.....I took my van to be repaired today. You know from when the lady rear ended me several weeks ago while I sat innocently at a red light. Well, guess what they gave me as a rental car? A silver mustang. I feel so sporty...especially since I usually drive a van which people call the loser cruiser. I'll enjoy the sportiness for the 2 short days that I have it. Ansley will be so excited to see it when I pick her up from school today. I'm sure the 1st thing she will ask me is "does the top come down?" No, sorry........the top doesn't come down like Grandaddy and Nana's did! It's too cold today for a convertible anyway. It feels more like a Fall day here instead of a Spring day! Brrrrr.....
Enjoy the pictures!
It rained (actually poured would be a better word) quite a bit on Saturday but in between the rain we went out riding bikes around the lake and to all the different activities around the park. The girls had a blast as usual and they really liked the gem mining. The buckets are seeded with rather large stones and jewels as the girls call them. They had a blast sifting through the buckets of sand to see what treasures they could find. Since we've been home they've washed their jewels several times to get them sparkly clean and have sorted them and looked at them over and over. They are so proud of what they found!
We are getting a little better and a little faster at setting up and taking down the pop-up. It still takes us a while but we're getting there. This was the first time we weren't connected to sewer though so we had to go to the dump station on our way out of the campground. The smell that comes from that hole in the ground is enough to make you sick. Nasty. And I had to touch the tube which is gross in itself and promptly had to go wash my hands and santize them. John calls me a princess. I am and I know it. The girls are too. John just shakes his head. It's hard living with 3 princesses. :-)
Oh yeah...on a side note.....I took my van to be repaired today. You know from when the lady rear ended me several weeks ago while I sat innocently at a red light. Well, guess what they gave me as a rental car? A silver mustang. I feel so sporty...especially since I usually drive a van which people call the loser cruiser. I'll enjoy the sportiness for the 2 short days that I have it. Ansley will be so excited to see it when I pick her up from school today. I'm sure the 1st thing she will ask me is "does the top come down?" No, sorry........the top doesn't come down like Grandaddy and Nana's did! It's too cold today for a convertible anyway. It feels more like a Fall day here instead of a Spring day! Brrrrr.....
Enjoy the pictures!
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