12. Camping in the driveway

OK, so this wasn't really a trip to anywhere, but it was fun none the less. When Chris, Kasandra and kids came to stay for a night over Christmas, we had Kasandra and the two little girls (Olivia and Chloe) sleep in the guest rooms, and Chris and the two big kids (Mak and Zach) were in the trailer. This worked out perfectly from a logistical perspective, but it was not without incident.

This was the first time that Mak and Zach had seen the trailer. They liked being in it so much, that on two separate occasions that afternoon/evening they both asked if they could hang out in it by themselves for a while…Mak to read a book and Zach to watch a video. This was all well and good, except that we had not taken the time to explain to them how to work the latch on the door…pull in the latch, push out the door. So each kid (w/out knowing the other had done it) ended up being ‘trapped’ inside the trailer and had to bang on the window (while crying in panic) to try to get our attention to let them out.

Poor kids. Well, at least now they know how to open the door, and hopefully we won't have any similar issues when we take them camping to Yosemite in March (knock on wood).