Tuesday starts the week...

[ellenmillion]

I got poor sleep last night and can no longer brain.

So, you get the super abbreviated cliff notes of this last weekend, with photos, and a promise to tell the mammoth story at some point.


This is what we bought last week. I am all smiles and glee.

So we took Guppy camping!


This bugnet was made for her stroller (more on that below), but worked great over the carseat and bouncer, too.


(Next time we won't bring the bouncer - too big, and the carseat and stroller did the same job.)

You can see a little of the van behind her in that first photo - it has a fridge, some cabinets, a little sink and double stove, a propane heater for cold nights, great lights and beds top and bottom. There are tables that set up in the middle, and the front captain's seats swivel around to face in. It is a '97 VW Eurovan pop-top camper, and I already love it. It brings back many memories of camping with my parents in their early 80s VW Vanagon.



(You may recognize this camp spot from photos I posted two years ago - this is the spot we always try to get!)

The weather was not awesome. We had some cloudy days, and on Thursday night it was so windy that the grommet tore out of our tarp. On Friday it POURED down rain and was cold and nasty. And we were all deliciously, comfortably warm inside our cozy little van.



Elsa took naps on the seat, and that bench pulls down into a nice double bed where we slept at night. Jake took the upper bunk, slightly diagonally, and we all got great sleep. (Comparatively, I mean - my new definition of great sleep, which probably doesn't actually qualify.)



Here, we're getting ready to go for a walk in the wet outdoors.



I've got a whole post brewing about this stroller, but the very short version is: BEST STROLLER EVER. It's been through everything.

And, Guppy's general reaction to camping? This just about sums it up:

Comments

[penmage.livejournal.com]

I am awed by how brave you are to go camping with a baby! Also, awesome.

[ellenmillion.livejournal.com]

I thought we'd be the only ones with a baby at the campsite, but surprisingly, no! There were at least two other babies under 1 year and a whole gaggle of toddlers and young kids... and the campground was not that big! Apparently, it's the thing to do? Who knew? I can see it being more challenging when she's more mobile and trying to eat things off the ground and such....