Why We Love Camping

Here are the top 10 reasons why my family loves to go camping.

10. It’s cheaper than a hotel

($20 a night versus $150 a night)

9. Smores!

8. It ensures that the ground will get the water its been deprived of all summer long.

7. Beautiful views

6. Togetherness

(look how cozy our beds look in there…we almost always wake with at least one kiddo snuggled up next to us)

5. Dining al fresco

(some people pay big bucks to eat in the great outdoors)

4. Everything tastes better when it’s cooked over a fire

(note the distance between my daughter’s hot dog and the actual fire…not exactly cooked)

3. Daddy does most of the cooking

2. The kids can play freely and without worry of breaking things.

(lest you think we are horrid parents, this was NOT the fire pit we used for the campfire)

1. You don’t have to be clean

(anytime one of us went to take a shower or clean up while camping, my son would say, “But Mom, when your camping you don’t have to be clean!")

We went on a few camping trips this summer and made many priceless memories. To read what other people did this summer, check out Kristen’s Sizzling Summer Vacation Spectacle. [

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