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Published: August 12th 2007
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Madison Likes The tent !
I wish i had a nickle for every time she zipped and unzipped that darn tent LOL ! Not really planned and a spur of the moment decision..... we packed up the gear , strapped madison in her car seat and took off for Myrtle Beach South Carolina ! It was a weekend that i just couldnt sit home another minute . Driving down the highway .... the clouds look dark and things didnt seem very promising . We continued to drive for the 2 hour trip to reach our destination ... and the dark clouds gave way to the strong rays of the sun . We arrived at the KOA campground ... it was almost 9PM .... we quickly checked in at the gate and found our way to the site we were given . It was pretty dark , but we managed to set up the tent , throw some hot dogs on the grill , and jump into our sleeping bags for a good nights rest . Madison had never been camping before , every sound caught her curiosity and some sounds had her poping up and down from her sleeping bag to the windows of the tent ..... " whats that ? " .......she would ask . Over and over again ... for well over
Madison Is A Ready Freddy !
She is ready to begin her day , If i could just keep her out of that darn tent LOL ! two hours . I thought we would never get to sleep ! Finally i got her settled down and Mr sandman krept in and she drifted off to sleep . I snuggled deep inside my sleeping bag and drifted off to never never land myself . The morning came with Mr sunshine beaming bright. I crawled out of my sleeping bag and stumbled to the coffee supplies and screamed for the hubby to get the propane grill going ! After getting a bit of good ole java into my bloodstream , i got a bit of breakfast in to everyones belly and cleaned up the mess . Our first day of fun started out with a trip to the playground located at the far end of the campground where i let madison play on the jungle gym and slides . She is such a hoot to watch ...... she didnt know which slide she wanted to go on first ! I finally offered up a suggestion to her on what one to try first ... and she took it from there ! After an hour at the playground we walked back to the camp site and changed into our bathing
Madison Undecided !
She had trouble deciding which slide to go on first ! But it didnt take her too long to make a choice ! She started up the stairs and it was on LOL ! suits and headed down to the pool . She had a blast with Grandpa in the pool , at first she was scared of the water but with a bit of encouragment from Grandma & Grandpa she over came her fear and dove right in ! After 2 hours of basking in the hot sun and dipping in the pool , we headed back to the camp site for a quick change of clothes and a bit of lunch . After lunch was over ..... we hopped in the van and headed off to spend the rest of the day at the aqurium . I noticed it was awful quiet in the back seat , so i turned around to see that madison had drifted off to sleep for a nap ! Well a sleepy 3 year old and the aqurium was not excatly the fun i was hopeing for .... so we drove up the strip and found a starbucks for a nice hot cup of coffee while she slept . After a hot cup of coffe and a couple of doughnuts , we headed off to the aqurium , found a place to park , and nudged her
There She Goes !
Her fist trip down one of the many slides , i caught her in mid slide LOL ! It rained a bit early in the early hours of the morning ....her shorts had no problem drying off the slide ! tol et her know we had arrived . We had a wounderful day at the aqurium... she seemed amazed at all the fish and i dont think she really knew what to make of all of it ! The hands on experience with the sting rays was something she wasnt going to have any part of ! She was too scared to touch any of them ! We sat down to watch one of the daily fish feeding dives and she just stared in amazment but smiled as if it was her birthday ! After the feeding was over we headed to the snack bar for a quick soda and to rest our feet at one of the tables . After our little rest we toured the remaining part of the aqurium untill we finally tired out ! Back to the the campground and a bit of dinner . When it was time to head for the tent and the sleeping bags ..... i wondered how long it would take to get her to sleep tonight ! To my surprise ... she quickly fell out to sleep and i said ..." Thank You Lord " . The next morning (
Madison & Grandpa 's Pool Party !
She found a nice safe place to swim ! Grandpas back made a nice liitle floatie LOL ! day of departure ) we started out for the local zoo there but when we arrived at the gate it didnt seem worth going in . We changed course and headed off to cracker barrel for breakfast . When breakfast was done we headed down the road towards home . All in all ... Madison's first camping trip was a success !
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Great Photo
Makes me want to go there. You have a talent for the potos shooting, keep up the great work. Madison looks like she is having the time of her life, thank Heavens, she has the two of you, to make sure that she gets to see and do all linds of things. Looking forward to more of your travels, and photo,s.