It’s February and the weather is actually nice, so why not head out on a camping trip! We have camped in January before, but this is our first February adventure. We checked the 10-day forecast and most of the state was covered in rain for this weekend, but we managed to find Lakepoint State Park in Eufaula. It was a park we had considered a few times before and the three days full of upper 70s/low 80s had us hooked.
As is typical these days, we choose not to fight the stress and madness of Friday night pack-n-go and instead pulled out Saturday morning. For some reason this particular packing process was very easy. Kelly and I kept looking at each other skeptically and wondering why our blood pressures were normal. In fact, Kelly said to me on two occasions, “Either we are forgetting a lot of stuff or this is much easier this time.” However you slice it, we had an easier morning than normal.
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We pulled out about 8:15am and made good time on our way to Eufaula. The kids did great in the car and managed to watch a movie. Once we arrived, we found our spot without issue and proceeded to have an easy setup process. The spot was great and had plenty of room for the kids to run around. It even sat on a loop where the kids could ride their scooters around and around and around! As we were setting up, Kelly was also checking in periodically with the Powells, friends of ours who had accepted our invitation to come along to Take a Hike With The Claytons! We have gotten to know them as we adopted our littles two months apart. When they moved here from Memphis last year, Kelly and Tiffani became instant friends. Their oldest is also in kindergarten and middle is 4- all six kiddos have a blast together and it's so fun to watch!
They were in a different loop of the campground so Kelly took Carter and Caroline over for a visit while I stayed with Cora for her nap. Truthfully, I was napping around the firepit as well so it wasn’t just me waiting for Cora to wake up. Eventually she woke and we went over to the Powell’s tent to hang out for a bit. After a while everyone got hungry so we traveled back to our camper to grill out. The kids had a blast playing together while the adults hung out around the fire. The night just went really well and we were all thankful.
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| Bubbles, Mr. Cool with his rootbeer, and great conversation! |
Sunday morning was great because we all met up at the state park’s lodge where there was a breakfast buffet! Everyone ate well and had energy for a run to the playground. On the way we were lucky enough to see a gator in the lake, which really excited the kids (and Kelly). Next we headed out to the Eufaula Wildlife Refuge where we were able to drive the nature trail and look for wildlife. Unfortunately we did not see anything at all but Carter especially enjoyed the adventure! A person we ran into mentioned "evidence of boar hunting". Though we debated what this actually meant, it still got our hopes up to see something exciting, but still nothing. We did have great conversation about the Lord being our Refuge though, so that was memorable:)
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| Amazing buffet and fun times at the playground |
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| We found a couple gators! But not as successful on the Refuge drive. |
After returning to the campsite, we all hung out and played for a few hours before heading into downtown Eufaula for dinner. We landed at The Cajun Corner right in the heart of town and had a very nice meal. The night ended with some s’mores and wild play, which drove the Clayton children into full-on fatigue and zero ability to cope with anything. We did get them to sleep pretty easily and managed to have a good night.
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| I made them each make a camping pose. I love how each of their personalities show through what they are doing... or wearing:) |
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| Family selfies! |
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| So much fun at our campsites |
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| Carter and Noah had a BLAST together! |
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| Cajun Corner- so many looks when we walked in so we opted for outside! I don't blame people for trying to figure out the dynamics- haha! |
The last morning went well also. The kids enjoyed more play time as well as some muffins and donuts. They were continuously running laps or riding their scooters around the loop and wore off the sugar. Kelly and I balanced playing, relaxing, and packing up better than normal, so the morning was all good. The ride home went great too.
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| Gotta love some mixed play-do |
All in all, we had a great trip to Lakepoint State Park! The kids did really well and we had a blast welcoming the Powells along for the trip! Someone wasn't the happiest about leaving... or maybe just not getting Carter's toy.
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