For the first part of Jay's leave, we took the girls camping again. We went back to the Duckabush River. This time we camped near a small branch of the river that was like a little stream. The girls loved it. Their dad helped them build a cool rock tower, which Kate informed me would be occupied by fairies as soon as we left. She called it a fairy castle. Jay was also able to show off his prowess with tarps again. There is no worry about rain ruining a camping trip when Jay is around. The good times were finished out with daily hikes, lots of playing in the water, and s'mores, of course. We were also entertained by Jay's nightly bedtime stories. He found a camping book he enjoyed from when he was a boy and he read parts of it to the girls every night at bedtime. He also told ghost stories (not too scary of ones) which was a first for them, and after the first one they begged to hear it again every night.
Posing with the Fairy Castle
Camping Hats
Getting the hang of this camping thing
Jay's tarp creations. No camping trip would be a success unless our campsite is completely rain-proof. Of course, this also means that it resembles a shanty town, but that's the price you pay for staying dry.
