The Pichots go camping

First, and completely unrelated to camping, Sierra has big news: a tooth! Little Mr. Bottom Tooth FINALLY broke through (could it have been any slower?!?!) and Little Ms. Bottom Tooth (she lives next door) is right behind. Hopefully this means a reprieve from the crankiness we've enjoyed the last few weeks- the next tooth doesn't come in for another year, right??? :) Little Mr. Tooth actually made his appearance in the produce section while we were shopping for our camping trip. Is there an emoticon for a mother pulling her hair out??  :$ 

Yep! The Pichot circus made another road trip, this time we headed to Lake Texana State Park, about 90 miles from Houston- actually half-way between us and Beeville! Our trusty tent-camping book (Texas-edition, we have about 4 other states also) assured us this was a great place to escape RVs and enjoy some birds, so we loaded up the Subie with baby stuff and camera gear and headed out.

Sierra even had her own little tent with her own little thermarest. It was a great place to hang out while the parents set-up or cooked or whatever around camp. Don't worry, she wasn't banished out on her own at night. Her tent got shoved inside our slightly larger tent, which is beginning to get a little crowded with 2 adults, a baby, and a dog (who also has her own bed, of course!).

And Zoe earns her bed too as our resident waste disposal system. Scrambled eggs, tofu, whatever- there will be no raccoons in our camp tonight!

It turned out to actually be a bit cooler than we expected, thanks to the strong wind coming across the lake. Sierra got to shop for a new jacket and shoes at Wal-Mart, but Mama just used little bodies to stay warm.

Father & daughter, protected from the sun:

My favorite: Daddy Diaper Change: Wilderness Edition!! I doubt Travis ever considered this skill in his many years of scouting.

My parents drove down to enjoy the campfire and some dinner. And s'mores- of course!!

This little guy taunted Travis all weekend. He was very brazen and had no problem flying into camp and landing a few feet away- unless Travis had his camera. But Travis finally caught a few pictures.

Also, a red-shouldered hawk. (Travis is enjoying his new super-lens).

Travis also had fun with lighting and flashes while Mama snuggled up with a sleeping Sierra (you can see her jammie-clad hiney) and an exhausted Zoe around the campfire.

Unfortunately, we woke up to thunderstorms about 4am on Sunday morning- which means a panicking dog in our tent. Once the sun was up, we broke camp in the rain and headed to McDonalds. Ironically, they had lost power in the storm and couldn't take orders. So much for the "civilized" life! Haha! But all-in-all, we had a great weekend and even Sierra enjoyed her first camping experience!