Let's go camping!

As many of you know, Seth and I really, really enjoy going camping. We have our huge tent with our huge air mattress and we go camping with Seth's parents every so often throughout the summer.

I have to say, I am totally impressed with how well Grace does when we go camping!  I was worried that she would wake up to noises in the middle of the night or that Millie (who also stays in the tent with us) will bark at a noise and wake her up. So far, so good! Ever since Grace was born we have tried to make a normal amount of noise while she's sleeping (as in, we don't walk on tip-toes or whisper) so she does pretty good sleeping through noise. She's even been known to sleep through some pretty loud dog barks during daytime naps! We pray that she keeps this up!

I also like to think that Grace will grow up with a love for nature, like her momma :) Like trees. I love trees! There's just something about being in a place surrounded by trees to feel the peace of God and to enjoy the beauty He created! Camping is just a great way to get away from how busy life is and rest and relax.

This picture was taken at the campground after Grace played in the kiddie pool Grammy bought her! Unfortunately, she didn't have a bathing suit on, so I decided against posting those pictures for the world to see. Instead, I will save them and show them to her husband someday (that's a crazy thought since I'd like to think that she will always be too young to get married...!).

She's just enjoying some time with her daddy! For now, she gets held a lot while camping, but I would imagine that will change as she continues to get more mobile.

Seth always makes Grace laugh by making silly faces. He is such a wonderful daddy :) It's fun to watch him make her smile and laugh at him...she absolutely adores him.

Unfortunately, I do not have a picture of our veteran camping dog, Millie Sue! She also loves camping! I'm not sure what she will do now that Duane traded in the Big Rig diesel truck & travel trailer for a motor home and different truck. Before Millie, I had never met a dog who could tell a Ford diesel from any other truck out there since she loves Duane so much!

All that to say, I'm always looking forward to our next camping trip!