The More the Merrier???

This was the view from our tent when we went camping last year: a beach front site. Open the zipper and wow, this is what greets you in the morning. It is to this lovely place that we will return to camp again... this is how close our tent is to the beach:

I have just been sitting here drawing a floor plan, and making a schedule and asking myself ever so quietly: Have I really thought this through??
Thought what through, you may well ask. Only going camping with two extra kiddies!

*Ahem*

Yes, well it seemed like a brilliant idea at the time: "Take a friend each for the kids so they will play happily and we can all relax more, without the constant niggling and squabbling..."

OK, I still think it's a great plan... but the truth is that we are only now realising there'll be just a teensy bit of extra planning (and work) involved.

Like...

• How are we going to fit four kids and a portacot in the back room of the tent?? (I think I have it figured out; but it involves getting kids off to sleep in shifts and packing them in like sardines. Upside: They will be nice and warm)
• What happens if the baby wakes up in the night and then all four kids wake up and... (OK total mayhem would ensue so lets cross our fingers and hope the kids are all heavy sleepers).
• What about Toileting? The toilet block is a good hike from our tent site... and we have a rule about kids not going to public toilets by themselves. Downside: A lot of extra walking. Upside: a lot of extra walking.

I'm from the More is Less school of parenting. As in, more kids is actually less work. They entertain each other and you can chill out more. Gee I hope my theory holds true to some extent at least.
The thing that reassures me is that Auckland is only 40 minutes away... if it all turns to custard (which I really really hope it won't).

And... the view will still be good.

And... as we all know, disaster stories make for great blog posts! I promise to take lots of pictures.

Do you think I'm slightly crazy???