Camping in NH

The kids and I spent all of last week and some of this week in New Hampshire camping with my parents in their camper. We spent most of that time at the campground lake/beach swimming.

Miles wanted to swim out to the dock as soon as we got the lake each morning:
And then come back to play with the water squirters:
Some days we spent more time at the beach than others. The boys played and swam hard, and got tired:
Quincy and Grandpa, napping on the beach together:

It was super hot for a few of the days, one of those days we decided to find an inside activity, and found the See Science Center, an interactive science museum that the kids loved. Here is Quincy playing with a machine that shows air thrust:
And here is Miles on his favorite exhibit, pulley chairs, the boys could pull themselves up with the rope that is attached to the chair via a series of pulleys.

And the boys digging for fossils:
My brother and his family were vacationing the same week, one day they were kind enough to invite us to join them at the lake house where they were vacationing. Miles couldn't seem to get enough time swimming in the lake:
He loved swimming with his aunt and cousin:

And Maddie reading to Miles & Quincy, they loved her funny voices!

One of the most favorite parts of camping is the campfire. The boys were thrilled that they got to not only help pick out and carry the wood over to the fire pit, but they got to help put the wood in as well:Most of the week was loads of fun. There were a few meltdowns and testing of boundaries. A few times when my prenting skills were, um, tired and not at their best. And the afternoon at my brothers house, most was fun, except when the dog discovered an inground bees nest, right next to where the kids were playing. Luckily no kids got stung, but the dog was swarmed by the bees, got covered with stings and an emergency trip to the animal er was required. Thankfully they got there in time and the dog was fine. We are now recovered from the trip and drive and completely unpacked, laundered and just about ready for band camp to start on Monday.