Gucci Camping

For as long as I've known my husband (umm...since we were 15) he has referred to camping in site of one's car as "gucci camping." Although we very much enjoy backpacking trips, we are not up for it yet with this trio of little ones we are attempting to raise. The idea of packing diapers in and out of the wilderness...yuck. Plus Chris carries our 2-person tent for us when we backpack. Is it wrong to make the kids carry their own tent?

Instead we opt for gucci camping with the kids. Friday we went out to Pedernales Falls with the Kouri family which includes their sons, ages 2 and 4. We had a great time and all the kids did well. They were troopers and enjoyed the adventure and of course, the gooey, yummy s'mores. For those interested we ruled the ideal minimum age for campers is 3 1/2-years-old. One and two-year-olds don't remember the campfire is hot and should not be touched.

As a side note, no, Claire's scraped up nose did not occur while camping. The night before the trip she was kneeling in a swivel chair and being spun around and around by her sister. The chair flipped and she hit the bedside table with her nose. I wince everytime I look at Claire's banged up nose. The swelling has gone down some but it's still bruised.