Take a Hike...with the Claytons!: Oak Mountain State Park #5

We love the Busenitz Fam!

This trip was supposed to take place in mid-April but there was just too much going on so we moved it ahead to mid-May instead. Still lots going on but definitely a good choice because this turned out really well for us.

Whenever we book at OMSP we like to set it up with some friends to come along for the fun. This time we were so fortunate to have the Busenitz family join in the fun! They were able to find a tent site right near our trailer site so we had the chance to spend a lot of time together. We all rolled in sometime Friday evening and set up camp, with the Busenitz crew showing up early enough to enjoy some beach time at the day-use area. The Claytons landed at 6:30 and set up decently quick. We all made a fire and cooked hot dogs and s’mores. The kids played and played and played … scootering, chase, Legos, and anything they could think of. Eventually all the kids got tired so the Busenitz kids headed to the tent while the Clayton kiddos climbed into the camper. After all of the young ones were settled in the adults stayed around the campfire til 12:30am. You read that correctly! Great conversation for sure but hard to stay up that late and live a normal life the next day!

Morning #1 started off just fine. Carter, Caroline, and Cora all had soccer games we had to attend first thing in the morning. Those went really well and then we headed to our house to grab the kayaks. Once we got back to the campsite, we met the Busenitz crew for lunch and then hit the beach. The campground now has two pretty good beaches really close to the campground and we took full advantage. The kids swam and kayaked for close to three hours. They loved every minute of it and wore themselves out. Once everyone finished swimming we headed back to the campsite for dinner and a well-deserved slumber. The kids slept very well and woke up ready to go for another day.

For this final morning, we decided to head over to The Grille for a Mother’s Day breakfast. It was fun and also relaxing, at least until the kids got restless. We then swung by the Petting Zoo before heading back to the campsite to pack up. We decided that even though check-out was 11:00am we still wanted to play before heading home. So, Kelly took the crew to the beach and I took the camper back to the house. I then met them at the beach and we played for another three hours before heading home. It was tiring and so much!