Our first Camping party...

the other Saturday when we got invited to Madison/Pittsburgh S.E KOA campground to celebrate Archana's birthday...  we were a little hesitant wheather to say yes or no... rains were predicted and we weren't sure if it would be a good idea to drag Pradyot out into swampy grounds on such a day... but i have never camped in all my life and was really curious  about the whole thing... so we finally decided to go..... and i am so glad that we went.... we really had a good time there...

Archana with little Lenna..

even though Pradyot had skipped his afternoon nap that day ... enthused by the whole setup he was all happy and cheery. he made new friends, engaged with the elders in little peek-a-boo games... and even finished his dinner without much fuss. I think Little Lenna had a lot to do with P's cheerfulness. she kept planting little kisses on our baby and even offered him some potato chips which made our boy very happy...

Nishi and I also made a lot of new friends and were glad that we had not gone with our initial instincts.. 

There was a lot of food, chess and chatting ....

and a whole lot of amazing people around which made the evening so pleasant... inspite of all the heat and humidity... 

in all it was a fun evening which finally wrapped up with hula hooping by a pretty lady (who was camping on the adjacent grounds with her family) and a much awaited shower which prompted us to pack up quickly and drive home before it was too late...

KOA camping grounds, Pittsburgh, 7/15/2012