camper lifestyle

I love photos. And, anytime I can come up with a reason to post one, two, twenty, I will do it. As I try to fill up more hours waiting to hear back on so many details of our RV essentials-financing, warranties, inspectors, etc, my nerves are exploding. 

So, I decided to calm them down by reminding myself that, yes, I have spent my entire life preparing to live the RV lifestyle. 

Way back when I was too young to understand how mosquitoes could bite my toes through the screen of our families Starcraft popup, when they were pushed tight against it. After all, there was a screen. I have spent the warm summer nights camping. 

First in said tent camper, with my mom sleeping on the inside edge of one bed with us two little girls one one side and daddy and older brother on the other. Bigger brother, yet, got the drop down table. We were camping in style, that's for sure.

Then, not long after, my dad upgraded up the the super duper Holiday Rambler. Everyone had their very own bed. And a window, too! 

I loved those late night KOA pull-ins where we all climbed into bed, exhausted and fell asleep to the sound to the cars whizzing by out on the nearby interstate.

Photos-Sisters: top Badlands in North Dakota. left Polaris, MT. Right Virginia City, MT.

Since camping didn't always mean long summer days, the photo above was taken during a duck hunting trip with by father. We spent this long weekend in late October 'chillin' up in northern Minnesota during my either grade year. Uncle Jerome kindly took the photograph.

Time slips by quickly. While I was pregnant enough to barely fit into the trailers during their RV shopping, the parents upgraded to a Fremont Travelmaster. The little man blowing bubbles was born during their maiden voyage.

We had many, many trips of our own in the parental's RV through the years.

Including a two week trip into the middle of nowhere beginning when this little man, our fourth, was only ten days old. He 'walked' across the headwaters of the Mississippi River before he was a month old.

Hiking through Interstate State Park in St. Croix Fall with our FIVE children.

And, enjoying the views in Teddy Roosevelt National Park . Since I am the one taking the photograph, you can not tell that our six and youngest child is soon to join our family.

 
With two older sisters busy with high school activities, we packed up the mini van and drove the kids down to Disney World. Their first fancy  type motel trip.

Eight years later, we are back at Disney World with the two still at home. 

We become world travelers by flying across the Pond to England and France.

Then, as years continue on we get back to our rustic camping roots in Yosemite National Park. We fit in the Grand Canyon and a bit of New Mexico, as well.

Nothing will ever beat a nice weekend at the lake with family and friends.