Camping at Leo Carrillo

This is always a fun place to go. It had been a long time since I'd been there so it was fun to bring my family there.

There were about 11 families from church, all with young kids, so Ryan and Krista were in heaven. The pack of boys kept going off down the dry riverbed and searching for a bear cave and going on a bear hunt. Krista stayed pretty close by me but, went off every now and then exploring. She had fun roasting hot dogs and smores for the first time.

If that wasn't enough fun, they spent all day at the beach digging, finding starfish & hermit crabs, and Ryan got to go to the cave on the beach. They also got to see part of a concert one night in the amphitheatre right by our camp site.

The last night we were there, Ryan said with his eyes half closed, "Mommy when we're done camping here, can we go find another camp site?!"

I said to him, "What was your favorite thing you did?"

He said, "ALL OF IT!"

The best part for me was how well the kids slept at night! I also liked seeing the shooting stars and hearing the ocean waves while I slept.

And Jake really enjoyed spending time with Ryan & Krista. A highlight was when he got to go exploring on the beach with Ryan while Krista was taking a nap.

Jake also discovered that Ryan, who always follows the crowd, was trying really hard to listen to mommy and daddy who had told him not to go too far. Jake heard him say, several times, to the group of boys he was with, "Hey guys, I think we're going too far. Let's go back."

Here's a video of Krista's thoughts on camping.