We spent 4 days camping in Greer early this summer. I usually don't think of camping as much of a vacation because it is so much work getting ready for it. Dave makes sure we taking everything we "might" need so we take an incredible amout of stuff. Our 15 passenger van was packed with kids and stuff, plus our dog Ranger. Once we got there though, it was so fun. It is easier now by the single factor of not having a baby in the mix anymore, crawling through the dirt, to keep out of the fire, etc. The kids explored all over and played great together. We went fishing a couple of times and caught a couple of little trout. This traumatizes Meg, to see the fish die, so Dave tries to throw them back in if they aren't too injured. This works most of the time, but every once in awhile they swallow the hook...poor fish, poor Meghan. I love it that the kids are outside so much, exploring nature since we don't get so much of that where we live. They love sleeping in tents and sleeping bags, roasting marshmallows, being DIRTY. Finally, after all of these years, the camping is growing on me...
