Camping

Last week we went away on a proper holiday: a week camping in the Brecon beacons with Chris, Sian and their two littlies. Here are the dads with their bundles of fun:

This was our first attempt at camping with Marisca and it all went very well, even when the heavens opened. The tent stayed dry throughout, Marisca was happy as could be and even slept all through the night with no problems. In fact, we were awake more than she was due to rain, hedgehog invasions and toilet trips!

We didn't get to climb any hills this holiday, but here they are in the background:

And here is Marisca in her sleeping bag, specially knitted by Gran. This not only made her look even cuter than usual, but was also incredibly practical, keeping her toasty warm overnight.

We don't seen to have any photos of anything else from the holiday - just Marisca. Here's one of our favourites, a sleeping girl in the morning sun:

And a couple of photos to finish off, one with Mummy and one with Daddy:

Sadly though, this holiday marks the last one for a while in our much loved tent. It was plenty big enough for two, and just big enough for two plus a baby, but will not be big enough for two plus a crawling baby, or a toddler. We have now upgraded to a larger 'family' tent, with room to stand up, run around and store bags. This one will be in storage for future years! We will miss it...