Baby's first camp out
Every year my family goes camping at Penrose Point with a group of other families that we've known since I was in daycare with them. We reserve the group camp site for two nights, drive in with our tents and coolers and Coleman stoves, and spend most of our time relaxing at the beach or around the campfire. On the second evening we have a party-usually with a theme and costumes. This has been going on for something like 26 years now. Sal and I skipped last year's trip because we weren't ready to take the baby with us, so this year was our first time camping with Eleanor.
Eleanor was thrilled beyond words with the entire trip. She'd love to spend every hour of every day playing outside, but we normally have to bring her back inside after a couple hours for pesky things like food or sleeping. So camping was like paradise for her. She spent hours playing in the dirt and wading in the lagoon, and thought that eating and sleeping outside were highly amusing. It also helped that we had grandparents and other friends around to keep her entertained when Sal and I got tired.
Oh, and our Dr Horrible costumes were a hit at the "Musicals" theme party.