Monday, April 13, 2009

Spring Break Vacation

It is a wonderful day, great Georgia weather as the happy family left on Monday last week to go on their spring break camping trip. The weather report said snow...WHAT???
So here's what happened. We get to our KOA cabin which consists of 2 rooms and 2 space heaters and 2 doors that Bryce can't open. It is raining and we play tether ball in the rain. What could be more fun. Then it actually does start to snow. Did I mention we were in Georgia in April? Okay, so everyone but mom is in the cabin playing board games cuddled around the space heaters. Mom is outside trying to make a spaghetti dinner on the camp stove in the snow. Unfortunately it is too cold and the water won't boil in the big pot. By the way, you can make spaghetti without ever boiling the water. Our evening treat that night was camp stove popcorn. Everyone bravely trooped outside to pop it and then ran back inside to sit on the floor, eat popcorn, and listen to Dad's ghost stories that can't be too scary because then no one will sleep. Somehow it was about a lost 6 foot tall chicken...

Tuesday - still snowing. The boys and Dave go on a trek to try and find the 6 foot chicken while I look for indoor activities. We decide that caverns under a mountain count as indoor, so we go on a cave tour. We sit down to share a 24oz hamburger for lunch then head back to camp. We go on another hike on the trails around the KOA when we get back. We climb trees, rocks, and see who can balance the best on fallen tree trunks. The evening is filled with smores and fire.

Wednesday - We GO SEE ROCK CITY. For those of you who do not drive in Georgia or Tennessee, you see these words painted on barns and billboards all around the Lookout Mountain area. We have fun and decide to get annual passes because the place is so stinking expensive to visit once. Then we head back to the KOA for a campfire treat of roasted apples. That goes well so we roast all our bananas too.
"Dave where is the water bottle?"
"It's in the camera case."
"Where is the camera case?"
"X@#%$^ It's at Rock City!"

Thursday - We SEE ROCK CITY AGAIN. Did find the camera and case intact, went to the Battles for Chattanooga and were delighted to use our newly bought season passes.
So we come home and I have several bug bites on my arm and face and neck. I suffer through the weekend at work itching like crazy. Everyone else is fine...or so we thought until today.
I noticed some red spots on Bryce's back. I asked him if he was itching and he states "Oh it's just the bugs that are eating me." I take his clothes off and he has over 100 bites on his body. We believe it is chiggers. GREAT! We've been home for 3 days and he has slept in his bed with his brother. All children and beds get stripped, everyone gets scrubbed with hot water and I'm still working on the laundry. That child!!!!\
So when are we going back?