Camping at Ludington State Park

A Labor Day tradition for the Roedema family is to go camping at Ludington State Park. Ryan and I introduced Levi to all the joys of camping. We went on nature walks, had camp fires, went swimming and slept all together in our tent. Ryan and I enjoyed taking bike rides, spending time at the beach and talking and catching up with our family. We had perfect weather. The first night in the tent Levi got cold...we thought we dressed him warm enough but he woke up and spent the rest of the night with Ryan in his sleeping bag. The next night Levi woke up at about 5 am and we fed him a bottle and he was a little fussy he did not want to go right back to sleep. He was crying and the campground was dark and all the other campers were sleeping so I took Levi into our car and spent about 20 minutes rocking him to sleep there; then back into the tent we went. We both learned to make bottles during night with a flashlight and to change diapers ...fast so the campers next door would not be woken up with Levi's crying. Levi adapted well to his new environment....we even brought his bathtub for his bath and all the aunts and uncles got a chance to give him his bath on the picnic table. Grandma and Grandpa Roedema were also a big help with Levi. They played with him and loved to spend time with their grandson. We can not wait for next year where Levi can experience more camping fun.

Asleep in the tent
The Koopmans Family
Levi after a walk in the woods
Uncle Steve and Aunt Al giving bath
Me and Levi