We finally did it. After years of dreaming and talking we finally broke down and bought a camper. Instead of taking a big vacation each year we'll take several mini-vacations instead. We set up the camper in the back yard the first weekend we had it. Our boys and a couple of their friends had fun camping in the back yard. We even lit a little fire in the pit and had s'mores that night.
Our first real trip was to Tabor City Jellystone. I called a couple weeks in advance to make the reservation for Easter weekend. The lady that answered was beyond friendly and helpful. I'm not sure who was more excited, me or her! She could tell how excited I was to be making our very first camping trip reservation. I had printed a map of the campgound already so I had a general idea of where we wanted to be...near the bath house. Our camper has a little shower and toilet but we only want to use those in case of emergency. Being close to the bath house is priority when camping with three kids (ages 8, 5, 3). I had also printed off the calendar of events for the weekend which happened to be tons of fun stuff for the kids! Candy bar bingo, fishing, egg hunts, games, ice cream, hiking, playing basketball, swimming. These are the things we managed to squeeze in during our weekend at Jellystone.
Before we left I had made a menu of what we would eat all weekend. I knew we wouldn't eat out and I wanted to be prepared. Here's what it looked like:
- Friday dinner: Grilled hot dogs
- Saturday breakfast: cereal, milk, fruit
- Lunch: Subs with fruit and chips
- Dinner: Chicken kabobs (my mom and dad came for the day and got pizza from the snack bar too)
- Sunday breakfast: Cereal
Things we'll remember for next time:
- Take an entire box of bandaids. All three kids bled within 24 hours of being gone.
- Take fishing poles and bait.
- Put the awning up on the camper before raising the camper up.
- Take a broom.
- Rent a golf cart when making the reservation.
Here are a few highlights from our first camping trip.
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| Taylor became a pretty good fisherman |
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| Just like home. |
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| Our little set up |
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| On the "HEY" ride with Booboo the bear |
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| Hiking the nature trail |
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| Sunset on the big pond |
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| Saturday night's feast |
So glad you enjoyed our little town and Tabor City. Daddy Joe's is the best place ever!! The locals here love to stop in and eat ice cream and rock on the porch at Daddy Joe's!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the comment. Our eight year old has asked that a weekend at Jellystone Tabor City be his birthday present in July. We are all very excited to have another trip in the works :)
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