Ducks and sand and shells... the stuff memories are made of.

As soon as Irene blew through our neck of the woods, we loaded the camper and truck and headed south.

Bayliegh, Mitch the dogs and I.

I know Bayleigh is still young when it comes to life long memories. She may not remember a bit of this trip, but it is etched in my heart forever.

To be able to enjoy life alongside a three-year-old is a wonderful thing, a gift.

We had a great site, right across from the duck pond. Let's just say, it's a good thing it was only for a few days. Many more days with us as neighbors, those poor duckies would be so fat they wouldn't be able to swim.

We fed them.

And watched them.

Some of us shared their food.

Some of us weren't all that impressed with all the quacking and waddling about.

We loved feeding the ducks, and they loved being fed.

They would literally eat right out of your hand.

When we weren't feeding the ducks, we were likely splashing around in the kiddie pool.

And although she preferred the pool, we did manage to get in some fun beach time too.

We crammed a lot of fun into those four days. Not planned out or scheduled fun. Cheese fries by the pool fun, evening golf cart rides fun,

 
Just hanging out at the camper fun. (photo taken by Bayleigh)

I know you're wondering about the camper. Have I painted and recovered every inch of it?

Nope! It's ug-leeee. Who designs these things anyway? My theory is they make them so ugly you can only stand to look at them for a few years then have to trade up.  I'd love to get in there and paint and recover, but that would be one big undertaking and would likely not be good for resale value. Ugly as it is, I have to admit, it is durable and doesn't show dirt.  We really just sleep in there anyway. We don't go to the beach to sit inside a camper.

We go to play in the sand, splash in the pool, feed the ducks, ride the golf cart, eats lots of ice cream and make happy memories. I'd say this was one successful trip.

 

 

 

Comments

[Amber Carrillo]

How fun - and she is just so stinking cute!!

[Mary]

My theory is that campers are designed with remnants of fabric no one else would buy. We chose the least egregious one we could for ours, but really...it has to be a color-blind man doing the designing. However, it looks like you didn't let it detract from having fun.

[Stacey Jones]

It looks like you all had a great time.

[Bridgette]

Oh she'll remember :)

[Kristyn]

She is so adorable. And quite the budding photog as well.

[Michelle]

When I was a kid my dad was the school bus driver and he purchased an older bus from the school district ( 72 passenger - a big one) and he took out nearly all the seats and laid a sub floor, wiring, plumbing and built cabinets, a kitchen, a bathroom and bedrooms and my mom decorated it all. We had funky curtains and cool paint. It was very roomy and homey. I love that we had a full size fridge and, kitchen and a roomy bathroom! That school bus is long gone and my parents have bought campers similar to yours and though they are decent it was never the same as the one my parents built. : ) I've thought it would be cool to get an older smaller camper that NEEDS to be remodeled and then I can make it my own.

[Autum]

Hi Michelle.
Your parents bus camper sounds wonderful!  I agree, buying one with the idea of making it your own is great. I think you just have to be cautious with older campers, because of structural issues. We found some water damage in ours this spring and my husband had to replace one portion of a wall. Thankfully he was able to do the work.
Im itching to do some painting in there, but I dont know if I could convince him.