Camping by numbers

• 11 kids
• 4 adults
• 2 dogs
• 3 very full SUVs
• 8 car seats
• 123 miles
• 2 campsites
• 3 tents
• 2 lighters
• 1 camp stove
• 8 camp chairs
• 4 cases of water
• 2 coolers
• 1 larger storage tub off food
• 14 sleeping bags
• 2 digital cameras
• 4 bundles of fire wood
• 10 glow sticks
• 3 pots of coffee
• 1 sleepless night
• 10 disposable cameras
• 15 person hike
• 2 strollers
• 10 happy beach goers
• 1 little one wiped out by a big wave
• 3 cups of coffee with a touch of sand
• 1 soapy mug lid
• 1 sleeping bag war
• 2 coloring books
• 10 spiral notebooks
• 12 chewed on crayons
• 1 beach ball
• 3 yummy crabs (or so I was told)
• 6 kids “crabbing”
• 1 stuck SUV
• 1 kid that can’t breath
• 2 park rangers
• 1 frantic 911 call
• 6 EMTs
• 6 people running around cramming stuff in cars
• 3 disorganized SUVs
• 2 stops at gas stations
• 8 screaming wakeups
• 15 minute night terror from a sick kid
• 5 minute cry from an overwhelmed Auntie
• 4 bottles of Coke to try to keep the driver awake
• 1 house that has never looked so welcoming!