Last weekend, we went to the mountains, way up in the mountains, to Araragi (ah-dah-dah-gee). It was an amazing adventure! We only stayed one night, as this was a trial run for future trips.
We were the only idiots, I mean people, BRAVE enough to go camping in the rain, with three, five year-olds :)
The first afternoon/night we were there it rained, and rained, and rained. We were very, very cold throughout the night - not the girls :) I will be buying a down comforter to take on our next trip. Sophie's asthma was really bad, so she coughed all night and had to have a treatment. She and I sat right outside the tent, next to the plug-in, at three in the morning, and I watched for bears.
Sam bought me the coolest little grill (thanks Todd and Tim), and I cooked beef fajitas for dinner, and we ate the rest the next day for lunch.
Sunday, was beautiful. It was dry enough to have a fire, and the girls roasted and ate a whole bag of marshmallows. It warmed up, but not hot, just nice. We went for a short hike, which involved me walking over a suspension bridge. I'm not crazy about heights when there is very little around me, but I did it! :) We spent a lot of time fighting the bugs, Sunday.
The owners were so sweet to us! The husband brought the four girls umbrellas, and brought Sam a "kasa," which is the traditional style hat. "Kasa" means umbrella, which is what the hat resembles. On Sunday, the wife had a "presento" for the girls - a children's book with the katakana and hiragana characters. When we checked out, they gave each of the girls a little hat "kasa-style." We bought a souvenir "kasa" just to remind us of our wonderful time!
Despite the rain, cold, and bugs, we had an awesome time as a family! We are all looking forward to another expedition!
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Brings back so many wonderfull memories of snow drifting down from the camper vent, peeling potatoes in the frost. The awning of water collapsing onto Posey. You are carrying on a great traidition!!! I would not trade a single moment of it for anything else on earth!!! Hint! Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are easy to pack and good going down. I finally learned that cinamine or fruit rolls and milk kept them going for breakfast as well as bacon, fried potatoes and eggs. and not near as much mom work. Another stable was spam cooked in mushroom soup. It doesn't sound good unless you have spent the day hiking and smell so bad since your last shower your nose is broken. I'm sure the girls loved every minute of it even if they voiced something less than perfect. Memories you will cherish for a lifetime. Love Mom
How fun!!! If I ever get to come, that sounds fun! lol
What's with the waist measurements? They have had that on the news here. Do yall have to have your waists measured? lol How humiliating!!
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