The 1st Lucas Family Camping Trip

So this year we finally pulled ourselves together enough to actually take the boys camping like we have been wanting to do. We decided to go down to Kings Mtn. since it was close and fairly easy for our first trip. We drove down Friday evening and got there about 6 and quickly got to setting up camp. It was drive up so we just popped our tent and started on the fire for dinner. Matt had lots to teach the boys about how to be a proper pyromaniac, along with things like how to make a good skewer for your hotdogs and marshmallows.

Like father like son, Christopher uses his new pocketknife to make a skewer just like Daddy does. Really, there is no guessing who this kid belongs to. Dinner was great, as was the fire and s'mores. Sleep was a little hard to come by, but that's camping for you. It didn't help that some moths had gotten up under our rain fly and their flutter sounded much like, how did Matt put it??, "a raccoon peeing on our tent". Hmmm...

Saturday morning was fun. We went for an easy hike out to the historic farm they have out there. It was great with exception of Sammy's massive nose bleed. It took us a while to get the bleeding to stop, but fortunately there was a restroom not that far away. That was helpful, since I don't seem to ever remember to bring a first aid kit, EVER. The picture below was the boys in the outhouse, yes, there was a place for both of them, and even old corn cobs you could throw in.

Later in the afternoon, we went canoeing around this little lake. That was really nice. In certain parts, the grass had grown up from the drought, but now had water so it was like rowing in a field with glass on top. It was really cool, except you occasionally stir up the fish. Boy when they get startled, they can really jump, like the one that jumped out and hit Matt in the arm. It was probably an 8-10 in. fish. They were both very surprised.

So after all that we just had to stop at the Trading Post for ice cream and a game of checkers, which, Sammy and I won. Thank you very much. :) Now it is back to the site to start our fire for dinner. Please stay tuned for the next post, more pictures, and the conclusion to our family camping trip. You are not going to want to miss this.