Our First Camping Trip

We took our first family camping trip/vacation this June.  We took the kids up to a little zoo in Bandon, Oregon and then camping at Sunset Bay. 

We had mixed feelings on the zoo in terms of it being very small and a little sad for the animals, but it was definitely a hands on experience that you wouldn't get anywhere else and the kids loved that.  They really were able to see up close and even handle some animals that they normally wouldn't.

Holding the ferret

Petting a skunk

 Petting a fox

Saying hello to the lama

Hazel was mainly interested in the goats and especially the baby one she found.  She kept trying to feed it rocks.

 Saying hello to the reindeer

Petting the baby bear cub

Then it was off to try out our first time camping.  The kids' camp chairs were a big hit although I'm pretty sure they only sat in them for a matter of minutes.  The rest of the time was spent folding them up and down and rearranging them around the fire pit.

Our giant 12 person tent which we mostly filled up.

Playing while Mommy and Daddy worked on dinner.  Well mostly Daddy... It was Mommy's job to keep Hazel away from the fire and from banging her head while running around the picnic table and I assure you it was the harder of the two jobs. :) 

 Smores before bed

 And a game of poker with Daddy

We obviously have some work to do on our poker faces.

 Morning hot chocolate for the kids and coffee for Mommy and Daddy after surviving our first night.  The kids did well other than the exploding glow stick at the beginning of the night and Hazel.  Hazel ended up sleeping in our bed most of the night which was entertaining although not very restful.  Brandon will tell you he observed quite a few poses throughout the night including stink bug, drunk man, 

 After breakfast we hiked a nice little trail across the street from our campground that overlooked the ocean and then after packing up our campsite we drove down to the beach to play for a bit before heading home.