Emily Park – May long weekend – 15-18
Site 251 – soaking wet!!!!
Friday:
Arrived around 2ish and got settled in. The boys were supposed to nap and finally Charlie fell asleep – Sam on the other hand – did not want to settle down. The Monty’s arrived around 4:30pm – one of the earliest arrival times ever! It was great – we made pizza’s and had a feast (The Smith’s arrived shortly after as well – Cam helped erect their new camper with a couple bumps along the way) . It was Cam’s 31st birthday so The Monty’s had a mini chocolate chip muffin for Cam with a candle – it was very sweet! The kids were knackered so by 8pm they were all pretty much in bed. We lit the fire up and chatted as always. Most were in bed between 10:30-11:30pm.
It got pretty cold at night so Trigger bunked with us for the night – I’m sure she loved the micro furnaces blowing on her throughout the night. Well most of the night anyway….Sam woke up at 1:30 am and would not really calm down so I gave him a bottle but realized that the furnaces weren’t on anymore – apparently we popped a breaker and they were not working! Got that remedied and the rest of the night passed without a hitch!
Saturday:
Sammy woke up around 6am but stayed in bed until 6:45 when both kids came into bed with us. We tried to put on a movie so that we could catch a couple more zzzz’s but they were not having any part of that! We got up and Charlie and Cam went to play outside while Sam had his first nap. We knew the forecast so the boys got all dressed up in their rain gear and hit the puddles! Had a great day – splashing around! Donna and Grant came up for the day and arrived just around 11ish. Tricia and Kevin came also with their RV and it got stuck! They pretty much waited the rest of the day for someone to help them get out. Cam pulled them out with the maintenance staff’s chain. They were totally peeved….a huge lack of communication by the teenage staff…..hmmm…. We had a great feast of steak, potatoes, Caesar salad, asparagus and a Black Forest cake – who says you have to rough it when you camp? The weather cleared up so we had a fire once the kiddies were in bed. It got really cold and windy so we didn’t last long around the fire. I think it was about 9:30 when Cam went to bed and the last of us were not far behind – I was in bed at 10:30!
Sunday:
Sammy was awake a couple times during the night and between coughing fits and blowing my nose I know that neither Cam nor myself got much sleep. Woke up to very cold but sunny weather. Hung inside for a while until it got a little bit warmer. I honestly didn’t keep tight tabs on Charlie but he was playing around the gang for the day so he was always in someone’s line of vision! Sammy was still feeling under the weather but managed to get outside for a walk. Tricia’s friend Gabbey and her hubby Mark and baby Sophia popped in and we hung out at our site while my boys slept – all of them…even Cam! When they all woke up it was time to get supper started – yummy ribs! Cam helped Mike and Jacky pack up as they decided to leave a little early. Jacky has to return to work on Tuesday after maternity leave so she’s a little sad….don’t blame her…I remember the feeling fondly. We had some great supper as always and while Cam cleaned up I took Charlie out to watch the fire for a couple minutes before bed time. It got cold at night so Trigger was once again treated to the boy’s bedroom floor. Sammy woke up once and I just nursed him and put him back to sleep – it was an easy night.
Alicia
Monday:
Wake up at 7am with Alan walking in our camper! They were out of propane and their hypothermic children needed some heat! Cam got up and gave him a tank of propane and then the kids came into bed with us – for a couple minutes anyway…I kicked them out and went back to sleep for almost an hour – it was very nice! Cam cooked a nice big hash at Jill’s and then it was naptime for the little ones. We will be packing up after naptime and heading home. We are going to the Arnold’s house tonight to celebrate Cam’s birthday (which was on Friday) – more great food I’m sure!
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