Home again from Campout 2011!
We are back from camping and I’m happy to report that things went more smoothly than I would have expected. Sebastian is made for camping. He didn’t mind the cold, loved the tent, wasn’t freaked out by crowds or strange people, quickly took to our friends, and slept great. Like I said, made for camping.
We hosted a statement jewelry making activity at our campsite mid-week. I loved having nothing better to do with my nights than to knot friendship bracelets (possibly a new obsession). We also did lots & lots of thrifting. We browsed a lot of antique shops although we didn’t go away with much. I bought a little doll and a couple spools of embroidery thread.
The worst part of camping for me is by far the cold. I could easily live in a tent if it were warm. But the Oregon coast is not a warm place to camp, and every night I would rant and complain, my breath visible in the cold air, and insist we would drive home the following day. But of course we stuck it out all seven nights. Next year I will hopefully, hopefully remember the torturous cold mornings and invest in long johns & pack my warm booties.
Friday was the best night. Our friend Ryan stayed with us on our camp site and we had an amazing fire, and cooked kielbasa and bananas foster in foil packets. Absolutely fantastic.
On the way home we drove up 101, doing more thrifting in Newport (My father-in-law found some old drill bit he’d been looking for for years) and picking up sand and a bite in Lincoln City.
Sebastian is extra clingy now that we are home. It could be teething – I’m pretty sure he’s getting a molar – or a growth spurt, but I really think he just feels the funk and the weirdness that is coming home after a week away. It’s strange when your own home feels foreign. Donny and I are just totally exhausted, still. Vacationing with a baby is a lot different than vacationing without one!
I have a few camping-related posts including my tips and my cloth diaper reviews coming later on this week/month. 
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Love your new hair color! It really suits and highlights your eyes.
Looks like so much fun! We have a camping trip this weekend and I hope Leo enjoys it as much as Sebastian did!
I could not believe how well he did. I was anxious and prepped for meltdowns but seriously, he is struggling way more with being back home. Like, he is super restless and obviously longing for the stimulation he had while camping.
I guess I’ll have to type up my how-to camp with a baby post tonight.
How old is Leo again?
Glad you guys had a successful trip! Your hair looks amazing and Z looks happy as usual. Reading this made me miss Oregon like crazy, Newport is a place all it’s own and I’d kill for some cool weather, being in the 90′s every day is disturbing down here in the Texas heat.
Hope it was good for your marriage too. You two are made for each other. <3
Sebastian is so adorable! He’s always so happy and smiley!
I love camping as long as I have an air mattress, a real pillow and wool blankets. No sleeping bags and sleeping on hard ground for me. =P