So for several years Paul and I have been going to Cornerstone Festival. For those who do not know what C-stone is it is a Christian music festival with hundreds of bands, lots of food, and lots of merchandise. You spend the week camping out. This year I was pretty worried of the aspect of camping out for a week with 4 children 5 and under in the blistering heat of July. We left at 10 - 11 pm the night before the festival. We knew we wouldn't get in until 9 am the next day, but we also knew some had been camping out for days and the line would already be in place. We wanted a good camping spot so off we went. We got there around 1:30 or so. We were in the fourth row in the line. And we slept in the van.
So although we got there so early when we finally got in around 9:00 am we still didn't get our usual spot. But we were close. We still got in the shade and in the general area. All in all I was pleased with where we ended up.
We set up our tent, and the kids tent. The kids have their own tent that they love. Although only Mason and Maya slept in that one, which was right next to ours.
Jasperlyn slept in her own bed in our tent per her request and Elise slept in our bed. All kids slept amazingly all week despite any weather, noisy campers, or blaring music.
Although Maya immediately came down with a horrid case of poison ivy. That she continued to break out in throughout the week.
We did spend some time in the van in the air conditioning. And a couple naps were spent there as well. But other than that we used the golf cart for rides to cool down when needed.
We lived on that golf cart. It was a life saver. Not only did it always get us from our camp site that was a mile or more away, but also kept the kids entertained whenever they were stressed out, bored, or hot.
The kids loved to dance and in some cases mosh around. But when it got late they slept wherever they were. Even if it was P.O.D blaring from the stage!
I was continuing to cloth diaper for the week despite the camping trip. This is obviously more proof that I am absolutely in love with cloth diapering! I hand washed every diaper and insert and then set them out to dry in the sun. Which is what they do at home anyway since my dryer is broken.
Maya's favorite music group was SHEL which is a group of 4 sisters. They were amazing and so very talented. She loved their hats!
All in all the week was a lot of fun. We did end up leaving super late on Sunday night. But everyone has tons of memories and had lots of fun!
Looks like it was a blast!! We want to go again next year!
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