Sweet Sir Isaac: Camping in Shepherdstown

On Thursday we headed up to Shepherdstown, WV to visit Aunt Karen and go camping in her backyard. It's amazing how much gear we needed to take for just one night away! Our Outback was packed. We're wondering how we're going to fit everything for several nights at the beach when we leave in a few weeks. In Shepherdstown we got to meet Tyler's four kids and Isaac's soon-to-be cousins, Tay, Nya, Jonah, and Isaiah. The kids were really great with Isaac and he became instantly enamored with them, seeming to prefer their company over Mommy's and Daddy's!

reading his camping book, ready for an adventure

lots of trees to point at

He did a LOT of walking practice with Tay

We spent a few hours getting our tents set up and hanging out with Debbie, Liz, and Derek until heading on down to the river for canoeing, kayaking, and tubing. This was Isaac's first river adventure and even though we were hours past his typical naptime, he did a great job hanging out in the tube in his life vest with Mommy. He did have bouts of fussiness, but was quickly soothed by having his feet in the water, or waves and high fives from Nya, Tay, and Jonah. He also wound up eating his dinner on the water (which we're glad we thought to bring along!) I think if it wasn't so sunny he would have fallen asleep at some point on the 90 minute float down the river. Thanks to Aunt Karen pulling all of us along in her canoe, we didn't have too much actual work to do!

waving Hi to his friends

After tubing, Isaac continued to surprise us with his energy level and pleasant demeanor as his typical bedtime came and went and he just kept happily relaxing and interacting with everyone around him. He had moments of looking sleepy when he cuddled a few moments with Debbie and Liz, but he stayed up with us until about 9pm when Mommy took him to the tent to nurse and then he happily went down in his pack and play and slept solidly through all of our laughing and campfire talks.

Isaac "slept in" until 7:30, when he sprung up with a content and curious look on his face, looking all around his blue-tinted surroundings in the sunny tent. We hung out in the tent for a bit before getting up for some breakfast and hanging out some more with Tyler's kids. Once everyone was up and packed, we headed out to breakfast at Mellow Moods before hitting the road.