This past weekend, the first full weekend in June, the boys and I went camping with Dawn and Mason.  This was a 'hey, what are you doing this weekend...nothing...want to go camping...where...etc...' and next you know the cars are packed and we headed ninety minutes west to Mendota Campground.  

We had a site where it was wide open, no one around us (or closely that is), it was quiet from humans.  Cant say it was quiet from nature.  Between the frogs, the birds and the cicadas, it was quite loud.  

Most of the amenities were closed due to Covid-19, but the bathrooms were open and clean (uber important!), and the beach ... you were allowed to play but no swimming.  

Friday night after we got settled, and dark came upon us for only a few minutes because when the moon made its appearance it was bright as a streetlight.  Simply amazing.  Max found the big dipper right away.  Makes my heart sing a little when he mentions things like that, shows what his brain was thinking.  

We were able to fish and you know catch frogs, if one likes to do that, ahem Max.  Then we found some water balloons at the store and used those to keep cool.  I am so grateful the boys love camping and being outside.  I hope they will remember these times fondly, some day.