Camping in PA

Yes, I said Camping in PA.

Michael convinced me to spend the night in a tent.

We went camping with our friends Jason & Stefanie and their daughter Maggie. I agreed to the adventure as long as we weren't roughing it too much. We had a very good 6-person tent, air mattresses, sleeping bags, pillows, blankets, and the restrooms were just on the other side of the hill. We didn't get to the camp site until after dark so Michael and Jason were setting up the tents with flashlights and lanterns.
I have to admit that waking up to a chilly morning wrapped up in a warm sleeping bag is rather enjoyable. And the view out of our tent was beautiful.

Every time we asked the boys if they were having fun and liked camping they said "YES!!" So we will see if we can try doing this again in the early spring, and this time we will go for a full weekend.

Hershey Park

On October 3rd the boys went to their first amusement park, Hershey Park in PA. For those of you with younger kids, this is a very family friendly place to go. We spent all day there (11 till 6) and the boys were riding rides non-stop. We went with our friends the Alts. Christopher, Maggie, and Stephen rode all kinds of rides. Even some that Mommy and Daddy got to ride too. Both boys were very adventurous. The only ride that Stephen asked to get off of was the Merry Go Round, maybe cause it was too tame?

After our long day at Hershey, we went and camped overnight at a nearby state park, complete with s'mores and a camp fire. Pictures for that other "1st" will be in our next posting.