Our first family camping trip...

...was a success! We went to a small campsite just past Qualicum beach right on the River. We stayed for Friday and Saturday night. The kids had a FANTASTIC time! We went with friends whose kids are good friends of Eli's and there was also a little boy staying in the site next to us the same age so the 4 of them had a blast roaming the campground and playing in the park there. Eli also got to do some fishing! It was kind of fake fishing as he had a rod but no hook or bait or anything but he didn't know that and he was quite content with standing there holding the rod! The first night was cold but ok but the second night it rained and we were FROZEN. If the weather had been slightly better (like it is today of course now that we're home) it would have been perfect. Imogen took a bit of persuasion to fall asleep so I missed the sitting around the campfire at night part mostly :-( but she did pretty good considering it was her first time camping. 

Eli in the car - it was soooo loaded he had all the blankets on top of him!

David getting dinner

Eli and Daley in the sandbox

Imogen climbing - she did everything the big kids did!

Kids on the swings

Sitting around the campfire the first night

Izzy and Immy awww

Fishing and rock throwing. Good thing he wasn't catching any real fish or Imogen would have knocked them out with her rocks.

The boys!

Dirty bum! I have never seen the kids as dirty as they were while we were there!

The campsite owner was delivering firewood to people and let Eli and Daley go along with him for a ride!

Eli (and me below) at 6am freeeeeezing in bed