Sleeping under the stars

So the last couple of days we had lots of fun we went camping to Mississippi with our friends. Las nenas really enjoy it we left on Thursday, went we arrive at the place I was a little hesitant because it was a much much smaller camping ground than the last one however it turn out to be a blast. That first day we set up our tent and I was amazed how fast we were able to do it compare to the last time, afterwards we went around the town to drive around and get familiar with the town.

I really enjoy seeing Gamila and Samia playing outside grabbing the leaves and just enjoying each other out doors, it brings back so many memories when I was little and we would go camping with los Abuelos, I remember camping in the beach and sleeping with my bathing suit tio Fabio and I will see the sun filtering thru our tent and we would run straight to the beach and swim.

I remember how abuelo teach me to swim under the waves and also to take the waves sideways never facing the waves or giving it your back. Now we have start teaching Samia little things of being outdoors I love to see how baba and Samia interact and she wants to be his helper fixing things, this are the little things we remember when we grow up and make us love and appreciate our parents.

On Friday our friends arrived the girls were so excited to see each other and they played and played literally they did not get tired. Saturday morning the fathers woke up did breakfast and went fishing while us girls just enjoy the park we went to a park then we went mini hiking with the girls, afterward we all met again and then we went to the beach, the boys once again try to fish and us girls just launch in the beach with the girls, playing with the sand.

The town we were staying at is a very small place called Gautier, MS beautiful place, is amazing how they are so many little places in this world that are full of things to do and so much beauty to explore.

Caramelo Karamelo !!!!

So I will continue with our journey camping the days were full of walking, playing in the swing sets, cooking in our primitive ways, walking in the beach playing with the girls baba did some fishing but caught 0 fish, Malish baba, listening to the coyotes in the middle of the night, and also the beautiful splashing sound of the waves in the early hours of the morning.

Oh Samia you had your first experience fishing and like the girly girl you are had a bit of drama with your princess fishing rod.

The trip was everything we wish for, just the four of us no distractions no tv or computer at night family time Inshallah nenas we can keep doing this the years to come, here are more random pictures.

 

  

 

  

  

  

We found the water and many more things!

So we are back home. I think it would take me two days or maybe 3 days to post our mini adventure...
4 days full of

deers
coyotes
clear skies
birds
sand
wild rabbits
woodpeckers bird
owls
fish
cold wind
Eczema
etc etc etc fun fun fun

So we left on Wednesday not really knowing where we were going we had a car full of things blankets, tent, stove, food etc two little nenas, baba and mami with a map.

The day was very cold and we were pushing to find the place to camp although half way the trip we had decided that maybe we would sleep in a hotel. We drove for about 6 hours and made it to St. Andrew Park

This were some of the first views that we would be having for the next couple of days...not sure on what to do baba and mami decided to go and set up camp then go to eat and depending how the weather would be we will decided where we were going to take a night rest..(not sure if it was irresponsible of us with 2 little children and not even sure where we were going to sleep) but it was vacation and it was fun.

When we first enter the camp the first thing we came across was a couple of deers...Samia got so excited and so did we. It was cold so we kept the girls in the car watching Barney (Gamila you are hypnotize by the dino..Samia today when we were driving back I told you my story with Barney would write it some other time) Baba and Mami set up the tent in about 45 minutes mami read the directions and we did team work. Nenas you guys loved the tent it is huge inside after having 2 twin mattresses 3 plastic totes and many other things you guys had a place to run and jump oh we even have a dog dome which is more like the hide and seek area. Nenas if you guys love the tent mami love what baba paid for it from 100 dollars we paid 20.

When I lived in New York I used to go camping to the Adirondacks which is in the woods I used to go with a family the father was very organize and I remember he used to take plastic totes for everything he assigned them clothes, kitchen etc. Now having girls I though that was good idea and it work great. So we set up, left everything ready in case we would spend the night there I even bundle the girls up. Then we decided to head to the town and find something to eat and decide the sleeping quarters.

We decided to stay in a hotel for the night the place is very nice is a Holiday Day Inn that in the summer must be a blast. The view from the room was to die for but in my case I only look at it from the windows I am afraid of heights but nenas by now you know this...baba had a blast taking pictures outside of the beach the birds and I enjoy taking pictures of las nenas INSIDE .

Thursday the adventure really started and happy that we slept in a nice place they said the temperatures had gone down to the teens...we were back in our campsite for breakfast baba made us delicious scramble eggs and foul (Egyptian beans) and pita bread and mami made a nice Cuban coffee. ( I know nenas in the middle of nowhere mami and baba have to have foul and coffee).

My eyes are closing to continue bookra Inshallah! A few more random pics I know abuela wants to see them!