Camping in the rain

Katie and I were talking last weekend and we decided it would be fun to go camping this weekend. We made our list and checked the weather forecast, made our reservation, talked to Craig and we were all set. Then the weather changed and we were stuck camping in the rain (or being out the $30 we paid, since you can't reserve the site for one night you have to do two. What Mormon has two nights in a row to camp without taking vacation days??????). Anyhow we decided to go ahead with our plans and it went surprisingly well. I could have done without Katie walking in the lake in her only pair of shoes and then refusing to wear them (she spent alot of time sitting in a camping chair) and I really could have done without super whiny, crybaby Taylor in the morning, but other than that it was picture perfect (well, as perfect as the weather would permit!). We invited some friends of ours along and it was fun. We left Friday afternoon around 3:30pm and got up there around 5pm. Craig and David set up camp while I made a fire! I was super impressed that I made it so seamlessly in the rain no less! I ROCK! Instant light coals at the bottom, kindling, newspaper then a teepee of split logs over the top! I guess I really am a camp director! We had foil dinners, hot dogs and brats for dinner. Then we walked down to the lake to throw in rocks. Then we came back up to the sight to make s'mores and cocoa. The kids went down really well. Taylor did wake up a couple times at night and yelled "yes" in his sleep for some reason. I slept well except the need to visit the restroom way too often(I had forgotten I was prego when I planned all of this). In the morning I rolled up the sleeping pads and sleeping bags and craig made fantastic pancakes on our campstove. Then we broke camp and cleaned up just as it started to rain again. We got back in time to clean up, eat lunch and take a nap before soccer. It was a fun weekend!