A wet weekend

Friday morning we packed up the car for our weekend of camping, and headed up to Old Sturbridge Village. R was incredibly disappointed that the Saw Mill is still not up and running. However we did spend some time at the Carding Mill, which we had never seen in action before. It was very cool. Of course the boys spent some time playing along side the stream which powers it. We enjoyed noticing how much higher it was once the mill began running.

We also got to see a "fire balloon" set up and launched, and enjoyed the Tinsmith, which we had missed the last few times. The heat was brutal and we took some time for a 21st century Icee and all ended up with blue tongues. We didn't' get to do too much since we had arrived pretty late.

When OSV closed we headed over to our campground next; Jellystone Park, which was only about a mile away. While I was inside paying the balance on our site, it started to pour. We drove to our site and sat there for about ten minutes debating whether to go home or find a hotel. We ended up in Hampton Inn where the gave us a very reasonable rate. The boys had a great time there. They love staying at hotels, where they get to swim in an indoor pool and jump on the beds all they want.

E as he's jumping and with the heavy breathing the exertion is causing: "Woe I'm so excited we even have a fridge...we can put everything in there...I'm hungry...hey we even have a freezer...we have a bath and a shower...hey Mama, you know, you know, you know, we actually, we actually, we actually...um nevermind. I'm in a hotel... I'm in a hotel... hotel... hoteeeeeelllll... I'm in a hotel." Yes his song was so cute that I wrote some of it down.

We went to Pizzeria Uno for dinner where we got really bad service, and at least saved a few bucks on the tip. Even R commented that crappy service seems to follow us around. Is it because we have kids? Is it because we drink water, and the waitstaff knows the check won't be that large? I wish I knew.

We had a fun night in the hotel and went swimming very early in the morning. I was pretty psyched about the "free hot breakfast" but was incredibly disappointed that the hot part was french toast sticks. There was very little of what I consider to be healthy food there to eat. Sugar and carbs to the max. At least they also had sausage which I alone seemed to enjoy.

We check out and headed to our campsite. We spent the rest of Saturday playing miniature golf, swimming, riding bikes and of course, eating smores. We won two free games in mini golf and the boys and I played while B packed up the car on Sunday. After packing up was all done, the boys headed to the "Aqua Center" to pay for some more swimming, and really, just a big slide. They had a great time on it, and went down dozens of times.

We had a really fun weekend despite having to stay flexible. It was a cool adventure. I'd definitely advise skipping this particular Jellystone park though. It was so overpriced, it was a joke, and the spots were all teeny. No privacy at all. I could stand in the center of our site and turn in a complete 360 and see other sites from all angles. We had to pay for the mini golf, and also the "Aqua Center" which was a large kiddie pool (only up to three feet) and a giant slide. We will never go to this campground again, and I strongly suggest avoiding it to anyone considering it.