heehee what a funny thread for me to discover Bryan was raised on camping from the time he was a few months old so guess it is in his blood. I also know his idea of camping is sleeping up in the trees, in a hammock or just on a bedroll under the stars!!

When the babies were still nursing age - we kept them with us but we were all used to the communal bed anyway. But, once they were a bit older, the next step was a bigger tent that we could stand up in. I was happier because I had my little porta-potty in a corner and room for a kid in a sleeping bag across from our double-zipped. (it had a baby in it too by then) Some of the cabin tents also have a privacy flap so you can make it into two rooms. Eventually we added two little "pup" tents for the boys - Missy was in the big tent with us, and set all the tents up in a close circle so that all openings faced inwards and the boys could either share a tent or have their own rooms. Since they usually wanted to share - that third tent was often filled with our extra gear. Later on, the boys were older and camped on their own a bit away from the homesite. Then Missy got one of the pup tents or poptents. Most of our camping trips were fairly close to home and the longest we would camp is a long 4 day weekend.

We always had a "kitchen" on a picnic table - bring dishwash tubs for storage and then to use as wash and rinse. Heat the water on the campstove. Cooler was the fridge, etc. Set up a clothesline between trees. Yes Logan, you can even wash your hair in a dishwashing tub Or wear a hat.

For just you guys and Misha - I think a cabin tent would be the minimum to have and she could sleep in the pak-n-play and there should still be an area in between to walk around a bit. I think ours was a two room - 8x12.

We did rent a pop-up once - but did not really care for it and our van had trouble hauling it - but I think it was a 4-cylinder. It also did not feel like "real camping"

But those days are now past!! Hallelujah. My current idea of camping is Holiday Inn with a Holidome. So, not to worry about inviting Grandma & Grandma along