July 17-July 21: Camping at Lake Wabasis

While I do not consider myself a "camper," my husband and many of our friends from church look forward to communing with the great outdoors.  This is the forth year (I think) where a group of our friends from church has stayed at Lake Wabasis Campground together for an extended period of time.  There is a core group who stays for a 10-day period and others of us who join in at one point or another. 

This year, our family of five stayed longer than ever before:  five nights!  The first two nights were in a tent...a borrowed one since we've outgrown our tent now that we have kids (thank you VanDrunens!).  The final three nights were in a borrowed camper (thank you Oostindies!).  I was extremely thankful for our other VanDrunen friends who had an air-conditioned trailer where I could nurse Brielle in the heat of the day.  It was heavenly! 

Lake Wabasis Campground is a great place for families to camp!  The beach has a great sandy area for kids to play, with a playground in the sandy area as well.  The water is shallow and warm near the beach...perfect for kids to splash around in.  In the past few years I've become more of a shade-lover and one who avoids the sun.  So while the beach is a fabulous spot, Brielle and I hung out in more shaded areas. 

I highly recommend camping with friends, especially if they are like our friends who are amazing and helpful!  It was so nice for our kids to play with their friends all day, every day.  And minus one brief thunderstorm, the weather was great!  A little hot and sticky, but that's better than rain!  Overall, a successful camping experience!