Labor Day Camping

After wanting to go camping all summer, we finally just nailed down a day and went. Labor Day weekend it was!  It was Eleanore's first camping experience, and she was having so much fun during the day, that she wanted to stay awake during the night too! Yay! But camping never involves that much sleeping anyway, so I guess I can't complain. We had way too much fun.

I told her to smile and this is the face I get

Dean "Fire Master"

We found a campground in the city of our lovely alma mater, Winona. That city has a special place in my heart. Fun fact: our campground was also the place where Dean proposed to me many moons ago. It was a lot less romantic this time around with a wild toddler to distract.  (-:

Gotta love morning camping faces

Grandpa and Grandma Freerks joined us and brought all of the vital camping gear that we didn't think to bring. They were perfect camping partners and I could have sat around the campfire chatting with them all night.

Hiking to the legendary proposal site

There were 3 playgrounds within walking distance of the campsite, so Eleanore was a happy lady

Deer park!

Grapes = deer bait

Gourmet camping: wine and cheese hors d'oeuvres

We had such a good and refreshing time, I vote to instate Labor Day camping as a new family tradition.