(Too bad we had no luck with Zoe's pole)
Our camping trip to Bridgeport was a success! It is always a bit nerve racking when you have to travel with a 2 year old...did you pack enough clothes? enough food/snacks? milk? toys? etc... Everything was in abundance, so Zoe did so well. Her sleep schedule was a bit off, but we expected that. She had her allergies act up at night, so she coughed a bit throughout the night. We had just reached the point at home where nothing was impeding on her sleep, but oh well! The good time, was worth the exchange of a little sleep deprivation. We are still working on clearing up the allergies, but we'll get there. We spent Fourth of July up there and went to the small town parade. We actually ran into one of our former students! What a small world!!! The parade was cute and Zoe got candy, flags, a frizbee, and bead necklaces. She liked watching everything go by, except the firetruck because little kids squirted water at us and her shirt got wet. Zoe went fishing for a very small amount of time and didn't catch one, but she sure did have a nibbler. I think the highlight for her was "swimming" in the creek. Like everything these days, she was slow to warm up to the idea and by the end of our trip she was laying on her tummy and kicking. One day we went up the road to the Twin Lakes and hiked to a waterfall. The waterfall was roaring and it was so neat. Zoe wasn't thrilled because it was really loud, so it scared her a bit. We also went into the ghost town of Bodie...that was really spooky! All in all it was a good time and I am sure Zoe will get to go camping there again someday.