The Russell Clan of Crazy =): Camping @ Black Lake

Yes, we did it!! We survived our first family camping trip in the pop-up camper! In an effort to avoid the final weekend of the Cherry Festival we loaded up the camper and both of our trucks and headed for Black Lake! Thank you Aunt Lynn and Uncle Bob for letting us set up shop at Schell Resort!

I’m not a camper…never was and most likely never will be BUT Matt really enjoys it and Madison could NOT get out in that camper fast enough. She was packed on Tuesday…for our Friday departure! So far Garrett follows in his Dad’s camping footsteps!!

We had a rainstorm (thunder, lighting…the whole bit) the first night and while I would have been in favor of packing it all in and heading home my family wouldn’t hear of it. We were lucky enough to have Aunt Lynn and Uncle Bob watching over us on this first time out…they fed us dinner Friday night, joined us for pizza Saturday and cooked breakfast for us on Sunday!! Thank you Aunt Lynn and Uncle Bob!!

I’ll share some very important things I learned on this trip: 1) I still don’t like camping – not even in a pop-up, 2) my kids camp WAY better than I do, they even enjoy it, 3) camping isn’t any easier when you substitute two kids for two dogs – not even at the Schell Resort and perhaps the most important thing I learned is 4) I will not be camping Labor Day 2009. I am proud to say that I will be day camping with my kids…Matt can take that pop-up and the dogs and have a grand ole time!

By the way...Madsion WAS with us, I swear! She was just too busy having fun to get her picture taken...kids to play with, no time for Mom =(

Black Lake - Onaway, Michigan