thanksgiving 2011~Bluesprings

We did something different for Thanksgiving this year, we went tent camping. Reservations for this particular campground get booked out months in advance so we were lucky that there was one spot available! This was our first time here, but have had lots of people tell us how great it is, they were right!

Who knew that there are bears in Florida, not me!
Here's the little flyer that they gave us at check in!

It looks like Jaina is deep in thought, but really she's scratching a mosquito bite! Poor thing, she has no luck with those pesky insects!

Setting up the tent with daddy while I take the pictures....I think I had the easy job!

Ryan and Jaina entertained themselves in the tent for quite a while, it was great! One thing that wasn't so great was the train that passed every couple of hours during the night blowing its whistle! Surprisingly the kids slept right through it

I never knew there was water like this in the middle of Florida, you can actually see to the bottom. Jaina and Alicia are looking for manatees on our first night

Angel enjoying some fishing time while we played on a nearby playground

Hot Dogs for Thanksgiving, awesome!

Staying warm by the campfire!

You're not allowed in the spring while the manatees are there, from Nov-March. We're going to have to go back in the Springtime to go swimming, tubing, canoeing, etc :)