Learning to read a map

One of our joys of camping is going on adventures around the camp ground. We set out after breakfast to walk one of the many trails. We brought with us a map of the camp ground which Zachary carried & at any split in the path we showed him how to read the map. Zachary determined which direction we should go. Through his direction we ended up near the horses. And, we fed them the dandelions and other wild flowers we had gathered along the hike.

Camping

I have been camping since I was roughly 10 years old (give or take a few years). My family had a pop up camper which we towed all around Georgia. I have many happy memories with my family camping, playing hearts, roasting marshmallows, hiking and exploring the near by sites of each location. So, when Matt purchased us a tent one Christmas, early in our marriage, I was over the moon. And, over our 14 years together we have enjoyed tent camping. The last few years we contemplated purchasing a travel trailer camper, figuring it would be easier to camp with Zachary & our 4 Chihuahua's in tow. We spent some time researching campers, educating ourselves and determining exactly what we needed. We ended up going in on the purchase of a Coachmen Catalina travel trailer with my parents. None of us have a vehicle that is capable of towing anything so we found a campground in north Georgia that offers storage. This past weekend we enjoyed settling into our new favorite vacation spot- the North Georgia mountains! I have found camping a great time to pull out my camera and practice with ISO & F stops! Here's a few of my favorite pictures from this weekend: Nacho Padre & Bingo Patoodoe

Zachary had his first experience fishing at the campground lake. Luckily, the only thing he "caught" were worms for this excursion. Though I am looking forward to seeing his reaction when he actually catches a fish. I have no idea how he will react & if will continue to want to fish or give up the hobby all together. Until then he is content to cast his line with Nonnie by his side.

Every now and again, Zachary takes a well deserved break from the arduous task of fishing visit the near by horses.

I hope to get more pictures of our trip up later...it's night night time for one little 3 year old boy.

Hello to our dedicated Blog readers!! We are so sorry we have been missing in action since April! Wow! What a whirlwind adventure we have been on. Every time we did something special I thought to myself, this will be the picture we add to the blog...but, time continued to slip past us until now it is August and we are finally sitting down to check in. We recently celebrated Zachary's birthday and, what a way to restart blogging! He had 3 Birthday celebrations. His first was at his grandfather Poppi's house. The second celebration was on his actual Birthday with Mommy, Daddy & Chuck E. Cheese. And, finally his final celebration was with Nonnie, Bop-Bop, Aunt Camie, Uncle John & cousins Caroline & Maggie. We are sure we have set a precedence that Zachary will grow up thinking he has a Birthday week not just a single Birthday!

We still have a camera full of pictures we have yet to download. Until then, thank you for checking in with us and we'll talk with you soon!