Today we decided to pack up our truck and head to Patchaug State Park to camp. It took a few hours to get there, but we finally found the park. However, it was the first really nice and sunny day, so the parks were completely full of campers. We eventually found a little campground just over the border of CT into RI called "Oak Embers" to set up camp. Once we had our tent set up, Mommy and Daddy took us over to swim in the pool. It was pretty cold so we didn't stay in it very long. After swimming, we changed and got our fire started. Daddy taught us how to start a campfire with just flint and steel! We got to help him blow into it to get the flame started. After the fire was going strong, it was time to make my marshmellow stick. I used my own pocket knife and sharpened the stick all by myself! I used my marshmellow stick to help cook my hotdog over the fire on the grate that Daddy has. Daddy also taught us how to open a can (I did the can of baked beans and Em did a can of peas!) with a pocket knife. After we ate, we could hear a storm coming so we really quickly roasted a couple of marshmellows before getting into our tent. As it turned out, it was really hard rain and even hail so our tent flooded. Plus our air mattress went flat...so we had to sleep in our car! It was still really fun though because we got to snuggle and watch Harry Potter together before we fell asleep. In the morning we had a pretty hard time getting our fire going again, but we eventually managed. We ate breakfast and then Mommy had Em and I wash the dishes under a spigot. We packed up our things and headed for home. We stopped in Niantic, CT and walked along the boardwalk there. It was a nice walk until Emerson got a blister on his foot from his new Crocs. It was a great trip, even though it wasn't the most perfect weather! Hopefully the next time we go it will be a little nicer! ha ha!
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