Camping Trip Highlights

So I know Cassidy sent you over here for from her blog promising that I would post some more information about the camping trip last weekend, but I feel like she did a great job already, so I'll just give you some of the highlights.

1. If you own a bike and aren't happy with you seat, go to you local sports shop and buy the Lazyboy brand bike seats.  We did this before the trip, and they are amazing.  They are made wider to help distribute the pressure along your whole seat rather than creating those oh-so-uncomfortable pressure points that are associated with most standard bike seats.
   
   
   Cassidy's bike is the blue one leaning against the tree.  Notice the nice bike seat.
   
   
   
   
2. When Whitney and Damon got married, they were presented with the problem of each of them owning a bike rack.  Since they only need one, Cassidy and I inherited Whit's, and we finally tested it out last weekend.  After some trial & error in our attempts to attach it to the car, we finally found out the straps are labeled (Whit tried to explain this to me, but I was a little dense) and got the bikes on the rack on the car, and we were off to Deer Creek State Park.
   
   
3. The campground at Deer Creek is very nice.  It is set up in a giant circle (which is excellent for bike riding, if you haven't caught on to my bike theme yet), and has very spacious camping sites.  We had three spots right beside each other (Matt, Nathan and Dad each brought their campers) that were located very close to a "Comfort Station" - a good euphemism for latrine.  But, we had hot showers with great water pressure that we didn't have to clean within 10 yards of the camper, which was a definite plus. (If you want to visit Deer Creek but don't want to camp, check out the resort and cabins here.  I've stayed at both, and they are all great places for a get-away trip.)
   
   
4. We also weren't that far of a small access point on the lake.  While we didn't go swimming, that didn't stop Matt and Theresa from taking their "son" Tate out for some swims and a little stick fetching to cool him off.  He would jump out after the stick and make his way back with a gurgling sound similar to that of a motor boat taking on water in the engine.
   
   
5. The best part of the weekend for me was watching Maddie learn to ride her bike without training wheels.  Cassidy got some great shots of Nathan helping Maddie get her confidence while riding in the grass between the three campsites, and by Saturday afternoon, she was going out riding with the rest of us.  
   
   
6. Finally, I know Cassidy talked about the chairs Mom and Dad bought at Sam's Club, but I can't resist raving about the truly amazing chairs.  They have to be some of the most comfortable lawn chairs I have ever sat in, and we've owned quite a few lawn chairs in my life.  If you can find them at your local Sam's, buy them, you will not regret the purchase.  Just make sure you watch your seat when you get up, or someone else might be occupying it when you get back.
   
   

Yes, I was asleep behind those shades, but I didn't want anyone to know.