I was facing a long weekend without my kids, and I was feeling generally out of sorts from summer doldrums. After dinner, Scott and I went down to Saucon Park to wander around and try to shake me out of the blues. As we sat with our feet in Saucon Creek, Scott mentioned how much he likes the outdoors. When he said we should go camping someday (after 17 years of refusing to do so) I jumped right on it and suggested we go home, make a reservation, buy a tent and go this weekend!
We were lucky enough to snag the last open spot at Lackawanna State Park's campground this weekend. It was a walk-in tent site, which was fine by us. We arrived, set up our tent, and headed out on the lake for some canoeing. To our great surprise, we saw a bald eagle circling the lake. Dinner was campfire stew and s'mores!
After a night full of thunderstorms came a day full of rain showers. Scott and I had to sneak in the ranger's scavenger hunt, a trip to the pool, hiking, and another canoe trip between rain showers. Worst, it rained just as we finally got our dinner fire started with very soggy wood! Luckily, the fire survived the deluge.
After a morning kayak trip, we broke camp and headed back to Bethlehem to meet up with my sister's family for the fireworks. We told them to be at the parking garage a bit too early, but it was worth the wait. We filled our time with chatting, snacking and lighting sparklers. The girls loved the fireworks. At one point, I looked across to the Allentown show, only to have Juli remonstrate, "Aunt Jenn! You missed a VERY PRETTY firework when you weren't looking!"
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