Our First Family Campout

So on a random weekday, Nathan and I both had the night and the next day off. "What should we do with our free time?" we asked ourselves. The was the usual, which is pizza and The Office, by the way. But I'm happy to report that we decided to do something we have always talked about doing... camping trip!

We were able to have Travis and Christine over to our campsite for s'mores, and I'm pretty sure this was Andie's first experience with camping, but she was a trooper (not even a little bothered by the campfire!).

Scout had a little bit of an adventure too, in the form of her first experience with cows. There were several cows grazing as we crossed the bridge to the campsites, and Scout, like the fierce little puppy she is, immediately perceived a threat. She charged toward the cows, barking the whole time, and chased them all the way down the lane and across the river, despite the fact that they could step on her and never notice.

After the cows were safely across the river, Scout patrolled the area for more threats and found one, in the form of a giant tree stump. I don't know if she thought this was another cow or simply a new danger, but we could not get her to stop barking at this inanimate piece of dead tree.

The fearsome three stump

Scout vs. tree stump

Needless to say, it was quite fun, even though the cows got their revenge but coming into our camp at 3am and startling me half to death.