Clark Blog: Kira's Big Camping Adventure

Last weekend we took Kira camping along with some friends and their families. We aren't the most experienced campers and Jeff doesn't enjoy it much, but we decided to try it out since Kira has really shown a lot of interest in camping lately. We have been checking out books from the library about camping and even did a practice camp out a few nights before the real thing (it didn't go so well). Logan skipped this trip because we thought he would be miserable and we were only going for one night.

We left for the Harper's Ferry campground on Friday after lunch and got there in 90 minutes. It was REALLY hot but there was a pool that helped us to stay cool. The campground has themed weekends and by a stroke of luck we were there for Fairy Tale Weekend. Kira was able to do fun things like watch Tangled for the first time (in an air conditioned theater) and have "tea" with the Queen (really ice cream sundaes). She went to bed way past her bedtime but slept pretty well except for waking up once in the middle of the night and crying for a couple of minutes. I think she woke up crying because she was either hot and uncomfortable or scared, not remembering where she was. I didn't sleep well at all so I was happy to be back in my own bed the next night.

The best part of camping was getting to hang out with our friends and do some of the fun activities. I think we'll try camping again but probably wait to go during a cooler month.

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