Saturday, April 19

Aidan woke us up at 6:30 this morning, so it looks like yesterday was just incredible luck. He climbed into bed with us and was relatively quiet until 7:30, though. We had some breakfast and went over to the playground for a bit. Aidan enjoyed putting bark chips at the bottom of the slide, and then sliding down into them. Then we headed back in to Yosemite National Park. We had planned to see the Wawona area of the park at the south end. When we got to the visitor area, we discovered the shuttle bus to the Giant Sequoias wasn’t running yet, so we’d have to take our chances in the small parking lot. When we got to the south entrance, we learned that the road to the Giant Sequoias was closed, and it was a 2 mile hike in. We debated for a while, but knew that the 2 miles was just to the beginning of the area we wanted to explore. It seemed a bit much with Aidan in tow. We decided to make ourselves feel better about missing out by heading south to a town called Fish Camp, which boasts a restaurant overlooking a great mountain view. When we got there, the place was closed and the sign out front just said “Opening in April”. So we ended up having sandwiches in the RV in their parking lot. We were a little frustrated with the day so far, and headed toward our park for the night. Since we had some time to kill, we hit the grocery store and a few other errands on the way. The park is actually a sister to the one we just stayed in, Yosemite Pines. It’s not quite as nice, although our spot is overlooking a river. The spaces are really cramped, and everything is pretty primitive. The people here are great though. We had very friendly service, including firewood delivered to our spot and a cup of bird seed so Aidan could go down to the river and feed the ducks! We relaxed outside for a while, because the day was beautiful. Aidan enjoyed playing in the dirt and watching some boys play soccer nearby. Later we headed down to feed the ducks. They like the seed, but were even more excited for the bread we brought down. That was also easier for Aidan to throw. We came back up and cooked hot dogs over the fire. Those didn’t go over as well as the plain old microwaved variety, for some reason. Aidan did enjoy some Fritos and veggies, though. After dinner, and some more dirt playing, it was time to try Aidan in the shower. Dave went in with him and really made him comfortable. Aidan was ok until it was time to get his hair wet, but overall it went well. After that trauma, we settled in to watch Cars (Aidan’s choice) and have a big cookie.