Camping Vacation Day 1

 The first thing that the kids did after arriving at Grandma and Grandpa's cabin was go upstairs and claim their beds. Originally, Little Bear wanted the blow up mattress but after we explained to him that Pudge would probably fall off of the couch if he slept there and that the couch would probably be more comfortable, he agreed to have the couch. This left Pudge with the blow up mattress, Pequeño with his pack-n-play, and Papa Bear and I with our blow up mattress.They then put on their life jackets and ran downstairs with Papa Bear to finish unloading the van.

 Once everything was unloaded, the fun began.

Grandma and Grandpa had hung the baby swing for the kids to use which they were really excited about. Pequeño got to use it first which Pudge wasn't too happy about.

 But once Papa Bear set up the hammock, Pudge wasn't too interested in the baby swing anymore. Little Bear and Pudge both got to try the hammock by themselves and then attempted to sit in it together which ended with their feet digging into the other person and lots of complaints of being uncomfortable.

After a few minutes of them arguing while "sharing" the hammock, Papa Bear hoisted them out and climbed in for himself. The boys were pretty worried that the hammock was going to break and after Little Bear said " Daddy, you're going to break it. You're a giant." they started chanting "You're a giant! You're a giant!" which had us all laughing for a while. 

A little while later Papa Bear asked the kids if they wanted to go in the boat which, of course, was answered with "yes!". The kids watched from the shore while Papa Bear got the boat ready and then the older two went with him for a ride around most of the lake.

   

 While they were on the lake, Pequeño and I played in the grass for a little bit until it was nap time. The we went upstairs to the cabin and sat outside on the deck to nurse.

After he nursed, he went right to sleep and I was able to sit out on the deck and read for about 15 or 20 minutes before the older boys came back to the shore.

 As soon as they came back, they were telling me all about the fish and birds that they saw. Pudge had claimed the boat and didn't want anyone else (including Papa Bear) driving it which had started a argument between the kids so Papa Bear had decided that they needed to come back to the cabin.
Since Pequeño was still sleeping, Pudge was able to get in some swing time while Papa Bear and I got dinner ready.

 After dinner, it was time to go in the kayak. Pudge went first because Little Bear was still eating.
When they came back, he didn't want to get out of the kayak and had to be convinced with the promise of another boat ride before bed.

 Then Little Bear got his turn to take a kayak ride around the lake.

 Once they came back in, the kids made crafts at the table.

 Later, the older two went on a little walk with Papa Bear while I fed Pequeño and Pudge ran back to tell me " Here you fwower!"

 Before bedtime, we decided to make some popcorn. Grandma had put her popcorn maker in the cabin so all we needed to do was pour kernels into the top of it and watch it spit the popcorn out. The kids thought that it was great, although Little Bear wasn't a fan of the "whirring" noise and had to cover his ears for that.