Camping Without Cub Scouts

For awhile now, we've been wanting to go camping without the Cub Scouts.  We've all really enjoyed the experience and the wonderful places that you can explore, but with the Scouts things are usually planned for you.  Jason and I had wanted to take the kids to some places for inexpensive family holidays, but his health never allowed it.

This past weekend, the kids and I went camping with Kevin and his girls (and two of the girls' boyfriends).  We went to Ink's Lake State Park, and boy was it a good time (except for the nights).  The kids and I got there late, and true to State Park form the entrance was a little difficult to find.  We finally got the tents and everything up, but it was difficult since it was dark but we all did it.  I camp girly style...electric/water hookups.  We plugged in our heaters and went to bed.  Caroline and I had to return to Richardson for basketball pictures, but returned to the park by lunch.  We had so much fun!  After lunch we rested for a little bit while Caroline took Maggie for some obedience practice.  Then we all headed to the canoe rentals and went canoeing on the lake.  It was gorgeous and a little unnerving because the canoe rocked dangerously a couple of times, and I had no desire to go head first into the cold lake.  The area was absolutely gorgeous and I got some really cool pictures of rock formations and such. 

When we returned to the campsite Caroline and I went exploring down to Devil's Waterhole.  There was a place where you could climb up to the top and look around and, boy was it worth the climb!  Maggie made it up to the top, she's such a great climber.  The view's were breathtaking and you could certainly find peace sitting by the lake and listening to the water lap against the shore and the breeze blowing. 

Needless to say, we were all sad to go but we had fun.  Maggie slept for days she was so exhausted from climbing and exploring.  She even fell over in the car on the way home and landed on the floor-board, but was so tired she didn't wake up!  Now that's tired. 

I know it was a success because Caroline said that for her birthday she wanted to go camping at another state park.