My wife and I are taking our 4 kids camping at Fort Wilderness from June 2nd through June 10th. I set up my tents last week to check em out and make sure they weren't leaking or anything.
My oldest 2 daughters (14 and 10) have known about the trip but we hadn't told our youngest two kids yet (Audrey is 4. Garrett is almost 3). Audrey is Autistic (not that matters to the story really) and she likes to know what I'm doing and why I'm doing it. So I was cleaning out the tents and I noticed she was watching me through the window with a very serious look. When I got back inside, Audrey immediately started interrogating me.
Audrey: What were you doing Daddy?
Me: Cleaning out the tents.
Audrey: Why
Me: Because we're going to take the tents to Walt Disney World
Audrey: WHAT? WE'RE GOING TO DISNEY WORLD? I GET TO SEE MICKEY and DONALD?
She starts running around the house so excited. Then she comes back to me after about five minutes of euphoria with more questions.
Audrey: We're going tenting Daddy?
Me: Huh?
Audrey: Tenting! We're going tenting at Disney World.
Me: Oh... we're camping sweetie. That's right.
Audrey: It's called tenting Daddy. That's why there's a tent out there.
So if you see a family talking about tenting, it's us haha. I don't think anybody in the house has called it camping since Audrey's little renaming ceremony.
We told her about the movies at Fort Wilderness and making smores. Oh she can't wait for the smores. I am glad we didn't tell her 6 months ago. lol
My oldest 2 daughters (14 and 10) have known about the trip but we hadn't told our youngest two kids yet (Audrey is 4. Garrett is almost 3). Audrey is Autistic (not that matters to the story really) and she likes to know what I'm doing and why I'm doing it. So I was cleaning out the tents and I noticed she was watching me through the window with a very serious look. When I got back inside, Audrey immediately started interrogating me.
Audrey: What were you doing Daddy?
Me: Cleaning out the tents.
Audrey: Why
Me: Because we're going to take the tents to Walt Disney World
Audrey: WHAT? WE'RE GOING TO DISNEY WORLD? I GET TO SEE MICKEY and DONALD?
She starts running around the house so excited. Then she comes back to me after about five minutes of euphoria with more questions.
Audrey: We're going tenting Daddy?
Me: Huh?
Audrey: Tenting! We're going tenting at Disney World.
Me: Oh... we're camping sweetie. That's right.
Audrey: It's called tenting Daddy. That's why there's a tent out there.
So if you see a family talking about tenting, it's us haha. I don't think anybody in the house has called it camping since Audrey's little renaming ceremony.
We told her about the movies at Fort Wilderness and making smores. Oh she can't wait for the smores. I am glad we didn't tell her 6 months ago. lol
...I love how literal children that age are. That's a Family memory that you will never forget now. Hope you and your wonderful family have a Magical "Tenting" adventure. We will be leaving Fort Wilderness just as you are arriving. Hope we all have good weather during our visits.
