My twin boys make life so busy it seems to be blurring by and there are days when I really do feel like crawling under my doona and hiding from the world. It's on those days that I forget to stop and enjoy what I have. If nothing else I hope this blog will serve as a reminder for all the good, bad and bizarre in my days and maybe help someone else through theirs.

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

A bit of Christmas camping

For the first time in almost two years, our hugely expensive (and literally huge) tent made it out of its bag AND we actually set it up AND we slept in it - the four of us ALL NIGHT LONG!

Our friends arranged a pre-Christmas camping trip to Bonnie Vale in the Royal National Park. It's a great family camping spot right on a protected section of beach, perfect for young kids.

Last time we headed out for a camping trip our boys were 5 months old and happily contained in their bumbo seats or asleep in their pram.

Since then we had been more than hesitant to take first crawlers, who eat everything in their path regardless of whether it has food status, and then completely insane toddlers, who run in completely opposite directions for no apparent reason, camping with so many temptations. Granted Bonnie Vale is kinda cheating seeing as it is located right next door to Bundeena and civilisation, but it works for us right now.

We had a great weekend of swimming and climbing trees and chasing birds. We discovered our boys are not so fond of a dark tent, but glow sticks work a treat, as does the "blow out the torch like a candle" game invented as a quick distraction from the dark.

Apologies for the delay on this post, it was written 3 weeks ago and the Christmas happened and I never got to hitting that "post" button.

  

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