We spent our Memorial Day weekend camping in Lincoln State Park in southern Indiana. It was a great time! The boys loved being outside, sleeping in tents and hiking around the forest. Not to mention, we loved it too!
We spent our days hiking around the state park and the national memorial, Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial.
The state park has a cool fire tower you can climb up, a Great Lake to swim, fish and canoe in, and very kid friendly nature center.
The national memorial is where the boyhood home of President Lincoln was. There is a living museum with a cabin, wood working shop and farm. As well as, a great memorial/museum building. Plus, it's a great place to get your kids first Jr. Ranger badge.
To become a Jr. Ranger, each kid has to complete the number of pages, in a workbook they provide, for their age. Emerson did a great job of completing his three pages of the workbook. There are several things in the booklet age appropriate for three year olds. Then we just let Rhys scribble on a word search page, which worked! Rhys was asleep on my back when they had to take the oath and receive their badges. They both are now Jr. Rangers at Lincoln Boyhood!
Not gonna lie, I was a pretty proud mama!
One of the best parts of our weekend was getting to spend the evening with my brother, sister-in-law, nephew and niece. Emerson and Rhys adore their older cousins and were so happy to have visitors to our campsite.
Eric and I both love going camping with the boys. It's easy at times, non-stop work most of the time and constant awareness all the time. There are times, several a day, where I want to throw in the towel. Pack it all up and head home. Somehow, we manage through. Pretty sure, the campsites near us get several good laughs, which I am ok with. Most of the time, it's just figure out how to make everyone happy. We have learned to just roll the windows down and let the kids play in the car!
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