Roasting marshmallows over a campfire

Glamping, glamourous camping. What our children call a word sandwich, those that surround us, packing together like sardines, call it the only way to camp. Last night we arrives at the Barrie KOA, this is our first family trip in the Magic School Bus. Set up was simple compared to tenting. Drive in, park, hook up, chase Hunter. There is a park across the road from our site. I have a feeling that much of our time will be split between there and trying to keep Hunter away from there. I have never stayed at a KOA before. Between the pool, the store and the perfectly manicured lots, it is the perfect place for a test run trip in a motor home. Grammy and Pappa came by last night to help us settle in. After their departure, we crossed the first item off of our 'Porty family 2016 bucket list'. We roasted marshmallows over a campfire. The rules for our bucket list are simple; only one may be checked off per day, and there must be photographic evidence and a journal entry to accompany it. Our first night was a cool, comfortable sleep, thanks to the A/C. Our house is lacking in that department, and with the promise of an abnormally hot and humid summer, and with Elijah starting parental in four weeks, we may just live in the RV for most of the summer. I must be Canadian, I only like hot weather when it is accompanied by water to cool off in, and cold beer. Otherwise, I'm happiest on cooler days and I love snow and sweater weather. Throughout this trip, we are making a list of things to add to the RV to make travelling easier. So far it includes scissors, hand towels, a sewing kit, butter and blinds. Before this trip, we started renovations on the RV. The original owner had a cat, and the 20 year old upholstery was making this mama asthmatic. We reupholstered and cleaned every nook and cranny, we bought a new mattress, re painted the back bedroom and bought new bedding. When we prepared the back room to be painted, we took down all of the curtains and blinds. Our next trip to IKEA will find them replaced. but until then our neighboring glampers light will continue to shine through our window at night, illuminating the room like a full moon. Breakfast was a success, and Autumn Rose has been most unhelpful, choosing to sleep away the morning, while Daddy slaved away making breakfast and doing the dishes. The pool will soon be open, and Katie and DJ are eager to stay there all day, showing us everything they learned during swimming lessons. Until next time <3