Camping at Yucaipa Regional

This past week we took our trailer on our first camping trip to Yucaipa Regional Park with Justin's parents. We weren't sure what to expect with the trailer and with the babies. The days turned out perfect and the nights were miserable. We put Reed in a bed for the first time. Big mistake! Night one he fell out of bed at 3 and started screaming which of course woke up Paige who started screaming. Then they realized how cold they were (and we realized our heather didn't work) and they wouldn't go back to sleep. So day one started at 3:00 am when we quickly realized they were not going back to bed! We watched movies until 6 and got up to start the day! They were troopers though and really enjoyed every day oblivious to sleep deprivation!

Reed exploring the campsite


Paige checking things out


Paige was ready for a nap at 8 am after such an early start!


The cool kid


Showing our campsite number

Climbing, always climbing...

Always exploring

Reed LOVED feeding the ducks! He would laugh his head off when all the ducks would scramble to catch the bread

I tried giving Paige a turn but she just kept eating the bread!

Reed would hold his hand out for more the second he got rid of the bread!

Paige just wanted to get in the water. I had to let her slip in before she left it alone!

We took Reed out on a paddleboat

Paige stayed with Nana at the playground because she couldn't be trusted in a boat! That was not water I wanted to perform a rescue in!

Reed wanted to steer the whole time

He wasn't loving it at first

But he definitely got into it!

I was there!

Later on we checked out the playground. Paige just wanted to eat every stick in sight.

The swings are always a hit with both of them

My happy boy

Paige loves climbing UP the slide

She likes playing with dirt too!

The kids positions at mealtime

Paige checked out the tub first. Reed took a bath too but the pics were not rated for blog!

Reed LOVES to sit on Dada's dirt bike. We do this every day...

There is a swim lagoon we took the kids to on day two

Paige wasn't so sure about the water at first

A rare family photo without someone running away!

Reed loved splashing Nana after we finally coaxed him in the water!

Dada took Reed on a short trip around our site

We had to visit the ducks one last time before we left

Paige was on lockdown this time

It was all fun and games until a duck nipped Reed's hand when he was feeding them. (I got this on video!) I don't think we'll be visiting the ducks again anytime soon!

So we were off again to the playground

Every day we walk Justin out to go to work. Reed likes to watch him drive away on his motorcycle. He just started doing something when getting on his bike I couldn't figure out. Then I realized he was copying Dada! He pretends he's putting on a helmet and then says "Reed's going to work!"

Putting on his helmet

Adjusting his straps

I have a hard time getting the kids to smile for pictures and hold still! I sing a song to Reed where I make faces at certain parts to get him to laugh naturally! (And no, there will be no demonstration of the song!)

Anticipating the face...

Works like a charm!

All things considered we had a great time on our first camping trip as a family! We'll definitely be making some modifications to the sleeping situation before our next trip. Live and learn!