Last weekend we went down to Mt. Madonna to go camping with the Hayden's and Draheim's. We had been planning to go camping ever since the last camping trip we had with Mountain School...we had so much fun!
We got some really great spots, all three next to each other so we could set up our group camp site. Lets just say that we were not camping, we were glamping. Jenny (Will's mom) is incredible...she had the entire camp set up before we even got there...table cloths, fruit baskets, fresh flowers...and best of all? Chris (Will's dad) set up a zip line, tree swing, and a hammock! It was insane. Of course all the boys had a blast! We had 6 boys under age 5, so it was wild and crazy, but they all had so much fun together.
The road we were off of was paved, so the boys all had their bikes. The first evening they all went flying down a huge hill. Austin fell at the bottom, and scraped up his hands and got a pretty big laceration on his forehead. Thankfully his helmet protected him enough, but it was pretty yucky! After some tears, he was back at it! Of course I was a complete nervous wreck...first there is Gavin and James, flying down the hill as fast as they could, and then Austin would take a turn. Thankfully he didn't fall again, but I was so nervous. Guess its something I have to get used to with two boys!
We went on a really cool hike in the morning, to Henry Miller's summer estate, and got to see the ruins of his mansion. It was pretty neat. Of course the Mountain School boys did great on the hike, and were way ahead of us the entire time.
The weather was perfect, pretty chilly at night, but it was nice to snuggle up in the blankets under the stars. We had bonfire going all the time, and had delicious food all weekend long. I'm certain the boys ate a billion marshmallows too.
When the kids were all in bed, we would sit up late drinking and playing games. Perfect adult summer night. We were even asked by the ranger to keep the noise down at one point...Oops!
I still am in shock that Austin went zip lining! He is such a daredevil...just hopped on the seat, and took off. What a life...two years old and zip lining in the redwood forest. Not bad!
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