Saturday, June 17, 2023

Hey Boo Boo they forgot the pic-a-nic basket

For this year's 4th of July trip, we headed to Camp Jellystone Golden Valley in North Carolina. The resort had been recommended to us and glancing through the booking website we could see it was going to be an action packed week. 
Our tiny house cabin was pretty cool, we have always wanted to stay in one and this was the perfect opportunity. Surprisingly it was quite accommodating for four adults and two kids. We arrived late afternoon on Sunday the 3rd and had some slight rain showers. 
On July 4th, Jackson and I went to do the pledge with Boo Boo bear. We then went fishing with Pops. Jackson loves fishing, for about 10 minutes. Then if we haven't caught anything, he decides the fish are sleeping and we need to go do something else. We did the arts and craft activity of the day - tie-dye shirt making. Jackson's shirt came out pretty cool, unfortunately the kids small is still huge on him. We then did the 4th of July Golf Cart Parade and went to the waterpark. This alone is worth the trip. We had tons of fun. 
All day Tuesday the 6th, we hung out at the waterpark. Jackson had a blast going down the two big slides over and over. We were exhausted!
Wednesday was the activity day. We did mini-golf, gem mining, scavenger hunt, arts & crafts, glow stick party with Boo Boo, and Hey Hey ride. After the evening shower (3 for 3 at this point) ended we grilled steaks.
Thursday we tried our luck and fishing again. When this failed, Jackson and I decided to go on the hiking trail. There were no warning signs this was going to be a strenuous hike and I ended up carrying Jackson for large portions up and down slippery, steep mountain sides. But we made it and he was so excited that we had accomplished our goal. We did some more activities and then hit the waterpark up again later that afternoon. We decided the lake activities might be a bit much for Jackson right now.