Well, believe it or not, after almost 6 years of campaigning, Erik finally convinced me to go camping. We went to a site in North Carolina with 2 other familes from Erik's company. We stayed for 2 nights and (shhhhh, don't tell Erik I said this!) we actually had a really great time. Gabe was in little boy heaven! He couldn't get enough of running around and playing in the dirt. It made it all worth it just to see how happy both of my boys were.
Here we are overlooking the river that Gabe waded into (supervised, of course). The water was soooo cold, but he was having a blast! He was spashing and screaming and putting on quite a show for everyone.
And here are some of us IN that same river. As if camping weren't enough, Erik also convinced me that I needed to experience white water rafting. It turned out to be a beautiful trip down the river, and I didn't drown after all.
Well, I said that Gabe loved the outdoors, but playing in the car was a close second. It was like having an onsite playpen for him! He knew he was getting away with something, which made it that much more fun for him. Here he is pointing out the birds to our friend, Nathan.