Saturday, July 18, 2009

The Tent Trailer, AKA: "the Camp Castle"

About 4 years ago, we bought a used tent trailer from our friends in Riverside. We LOVE this thing. Our kids are so excited to go camping and sleep in the "camp castle". A few summers ago, we took it up to Patrick's Point in Eureka then down to Fort Bragg. We would ride bikes all day, make forts, make s'mores, the kids would practically fall into bed and be asleep within minutes, and Annette and I would make some tea and read before heading to bed.
A few weeks ago, we cranked up the tent trailer in our backyard and had a campout one night. The kids were SO excited. We also played two FULL games of monopoly in the trailer. My kids love this game (although Annette can't stand it).
I need to remember the "simple adventures" like this that make life fun. It didn't cost a dime to camp out in the back yard and our kids thought it was the best thing ever...

1 comment:

Rob Mc. said...

Hey Trav,
Thanks for posting again! i really miss hearing from you. thanks for your awesome nuggets of wisdom. We camp out in a small tent in the living room and our kids love it too. need to do that kind of stuff a little more. Hope all is well with you and your tribe.
peace,
Rob Mc.