The last time Satori went camping was when she was two years old. She was so excited that I don’t think any of us got any sleep that night, with our active toddler crawling all over us in the tent, giggling and talking… Fast forward two years and Mom and Satori try again. Success! We had SO much fun! We went to Kelly-Dahl, a campground just a few miles from our house, with a cool wooden playset.
Camping at Kelly-Dahl campground
It was mom’s first time ever pitching a tent, grilling out, and building a camp fire. (I didn’t realize I always let someone else do it for me, I have been so sheltered.)
Satori and Mary-Jeanne
We invited our friends and the two little girls loved warding off the 171 mountain lions and 4 bears from our camp circle. Here the girls are, lit by camp fire only.
By the campfire
That night we read stories in the tent. Mama also stepped out to watch the Perseid Meteor Shower and saw lots of shooting stars! The next day, both Satori and Mom (and Maddie our dog) wanted to stay again, so we stayed another night. After a few hikes, we retired to our campsite and drew nature sketches. Here Satori is studying animal tracks and drawing them.
Drawing/Studying animal tracks
Satori then drew pictures of our tent, our campfire, and herself and Maddie (shown below), while Mom read Magic Treehouse Books (which I hope she’ll be able to read next summer by herself).
Satori and Maddie camping
We had such a great time, we can’t wait to go again!
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