Naescher Family: Our 1st Camping Trip....in a Tent!!

We decided to try and attempt our first camping trip without our camper. We did it all spontaneous and I was so proud of ourselves. Gary did all the work packing (well most of it) and we headed out Friday evening. We ended up at Bismarck Lake (near Stockade Lake). The actual Custer State Park campgrounds were full. We had the perfect spot. They had a great setup for our tent. We roasted hot dogs in the fire for supper that night and it got cold pretty early so we knew it was going to be a cold night. Sure enough, we FROZE!!! It got down to 30 degrees!! There was no way to keep warm enough.

Saturday morning my dad called and decided to come up and visit so we had him stop at our house and bring more blankets! Gary made eggs, bacon & toast for breakfast. When my dad got there, we went for a walk around the lake. That afternoon we went for a drive so the kids could nap and then met our friend, Kevin, in Custer at Dairy Queen for some ice cream. Saturday night we slept so much warmer, but it also didn't get nearly as cold. Sunday we got up and packed everything up to head out. But, before we left, we had to do some more exploring. There were rocks all around our campsite and the girls loved climbing on them!!

It was so good to spend some time together as a family. We played frisbee, kicked the ball, and hide & go seek. The bathroom there was one of those drop toilets and it was fun to see the girls experience that :)