Friday (5/25) Last day of school!! We let AJ sleep in a little since Adrian had the day off and then he drove him to school for his last day. Zak decided at the last minute to stay home with us so I went and dropped Daniel off and then came home to get us ready to leave for camping. The day passed quickly because we were super busy getting everything done to leave for the weekend. AJ had begged to take the bus home for the last time with his buddy David so we decided to let everyone stay at school for the full day and come home at their normal time and leave after that. And we are glad we did because Adrian and I still weren't ready when everyone was home at around 3:30.
When we were finally ready, we hit the road to Whispering Hills Campground and got there right around 6pm. We got checked in and started to set up camp. The boys were thrilled that the play ground was right across the street from our camp site and that their friend was right down the road. They played while Adrian and I set up. After a while, I took them on a golf cart ride up to the front so they could bounce on the giant jump pad. Soon after, everyone else joined us up there for pizza for dinner. After dinner, we headed back to our sites for a quiet camp fire and an early bedtime since we were all tired from a long day of school, packing and setting up camp.
Saturday (5/26) We all slept great and most of us slept in this morning. I was woke up by Daniel around 8am saying "Mom. The tent is open and Zak isn't here!" Thankfully, I looked out the door and saw him playing on the playground across the street. We had a long talk about how he needs to tell us where he is going before he just leaves the tent. He told me "You were all asleep and I was awake so I just started playing."
The day passed quickly with lots of fun things going on. We went swimming, made tie die tee shirts, played at the park, played mini golf, ate a lot, drank a lot, laughed a lot. In the late afternoon a giant storm blew in and we were trapped under our canopy and in the tent for about an hour. Thankfully it stopped in time for us to cook dinner and then head up to the "top of the world" for an amazing fireworks show. After fireworks we headed back to our sites for some smores, sparklers and camp fire relaxing. Other than the rain, it was a perfect camping day!
Sunday (5/27) Happy 12th Anniversary to Adrian and I!! Our day was spent much like yesterday with lots of pool time, mini golf, playing, driving around in the golf cart, eating, drinking and laughing. Thankfully there was no rain today so that made the day much nicer than yesterday. We also didn't have fireworks but we did have an anniversary cake to celebrate with around the fire at night. We also had smores, sparklers and fun with light up fingers and teeth. It was a nice relaxing day at the campground!
Monday (5/28) We got up today and were bummed to realize it was time to head back to reality. We had so much fun relaxing and camping this weekend and we did not want it to end. But as all good things do, today was the end of this camping trip. Adrian got to work breaking camp and I took all of the kids on a few golf cart rides around the camp ground. We had one last stop at the jump pad and had the place to ourselves. As soon as everything was packed up, we hit the road back home.
Unfortunately we didn't have a great ride back home. Zak and Daniel both threw up in the car, we think it was from dehydration and the windy country roads. Thankfully by the time we got home, everyone was feeling fine. We unpacked the car and spent the rest of the day cooling off, relaxing and hydrating. I got some of the gigantic laundry started but we left most of the work for the week ahead. We all headed to bed really early because we were exhausted from the amazing weekend!
Tuesday (5/29) After a long and peaceful night of sleep, it was back to reality for all of us. Adrian got up and out to work while I got the boys ready to head to the Harcum for my two Silver Sneakers classes. They will come with me all summer and sit in the lobby on their electronics while I teach. We got there just in time for class. I had a great time working out, although I had a few kinks to work out from the weekend. After class, we came home and had a lazy day at home. The boys watched TV, played video games and played in our yard while I unpacked, did laundry and figured out what else we needed for the week.
When Adrian got home, we had leftovers for dinner and then settled in to watch "Black Panther" for family movie night. Tonight started our summer tradition of everyone picking one thing to do each week. Tonight was AJ's pick since he wants to watch the two remaining Avengers movies that we haven't seen before going to see Infinity Wars this weekend. We all loved "Black Panther" it was one of the better Marvel movies. Zak watched most of it but did lose interest after a while. When the movie was over, everyone headed to bed for the night since we're still recovering from our busy weekend.
Wednesday (5/30) We again all got a great night of sleep and were slow moving in the morning. Adrian got out to work and I eventually got the boys ready and to our dentist appointments. Everyone did great and three of the four of us didn't have cavities. Unfortunately, Zak has two small ones and will need to come back in two weeks for fillings. When we were done at the dentist, we headed to my pick for the week - strawberry picking. We were out in the field for about an hour and we picked just under 10 pounds of delicious strawberries. I will freeze some for my smoothies and hopefully Zak and I will eat the rest fresh.
After we finished picking, we headed home for lunch and another relaxing afternoon. The boys played video games, watched TV and played in the yard while I finished up all of our camping laundry and got some stuff done around the house. Adrian had small group tonight so he just stayed late at work and headed straight to group. He got home just in time for bed time for the boys. Then we made snacks for ourselves and watched a few comedies before heading to bed. It's exhausting recovering from even a small vacation!
Thursday (5/31) We were all finally starting to feel back to normal today after the weekend. We all got up and moving on time in the morning and Adrian headed to work while I headed to Harcum with the boys to teach my two Silver Sneakers classes. When class was over, we headed to Zak's pick for the week - Glow Putt!! We had fun playing a round of golf and won two free games on the last hole!!
After we finished golfing, we headed home for lunch and a relaxing afternoon. I got a few things done while the boys played and the afternoon passed quickly. I was supposed to work at the church tonight, but they cancelled at the last minute so I didn't have to. Instead, I headed out to do our grocery shopping for next week while Adrian took the boys to AJ's end of season soccer party. They had fun eating and playing at Hannah Park. When we all got back home, we got the boys down to bed and watched a few comedies before heading to bed ourselves.
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