Mother's Day Camping Trip

This is the third year we've decided to go camping for Mother's Day. The past two years we went to Kirk Creek, a gorgeous campground right on Highway 1, just south of Big Sur. However, while it has amazing views of the ocean, the campsites have virtually no shade and the trail down to the beach is so overgrown with poison oak that its un-passable, and it doesn't have potable water. So, this year we headed to Plaskett Creek, just a little south of Kirk Creek. The sites were larger, with both grassy areas and shade, as well as running, drinkable water! It proved to be a good decision!

We headed up Sunday morning and set up our camp for the next two nights. Sunday was spent setting up camp, playing a few rounds of Qwirkle, and convincing Annaliese that going to bed and falling asleep was a good idea! Yes, she cried/screamed/yelled at us for over an hour before finally falling asleep! Not one of her better moments. 

It got much colder at night than we had expected, so we were all a little chilly (except for Haleigh...I think she actually got too warm) and none of us slept that well. It just confirms my theory that we need to skip the first night-it never goes well!

But Monday turned out to be a beautiful day. After a tasty breakfast, we went on a short walk to see the ocean. 

We returned to the campsite, ate lunch and then attempted to put Annaliese down for a much needed nap. Thankfully, it didn't take too long before she fell asleep. She slept in the pack-n-play and we pulled it out of the tent since the tent was in direct sun all afternoon. It was a near-record-setting nap...over 3 1/2 hours long! Kyle had to keep moving the pack-n-play to keep her out of the sun! The rest of our trip was filled with more Qwirkle, bocce ball, frisbee, and even some relaxing!

 (please note the location of the pack-n-play...it started out right by the tent!)

 Kyle, entertaining himself while Annaliese was sleeping...trying to start a fire:)

I might add that Monday night went much smoother than Sunday night! Annaliese went to bed without much of a fight, woke up once asking for a blanket and Brodie spent most of the night outside! Overall, a much better night for all!! Even with the rough first night, we will definitely take these kiddos camping again!