Camping '09

This weekend, the Marsh family went camping with the Shinn, Sandoval and Viner families. Here are some stats to put everything in perspective:

Number of Adults: 8
Number of children age four or younger: 7
Number of sick adults: 3
Number of "mildly" sick children: 3
Distance, in miles, for the Viner family: 420
Distance, in miles, for the Shinn family:35
Distance, in miles, for the Sandoval family: 30
Distance, in miles, for the Marsh family: 8
Number of nights at campground: 2
Number of nights Cathy and Isabella were at "Le Hotel de Marsh": 2
Average "start time" for bedtime at campsite: 8pm
Actual "bed time" for children at campsite: 10pm
Number of naps taken by the children during camping trip: 0
Amount of showers taken by children: 0
Amount of showers taken by one adult over a two day period: 1
Number of marshmallows consumed: 2 bags (large)
Amount of raccoons that visited site: 3 (large)
Estimated arrival time of raccoons: 8pm
Method of removal of raccoons: Art chasing them away with flashlights
Number of hiking expeditions led by Art: 1
Number of children attending hike excursion: 4
Number of adults who went to help Art: 1
Entertainment of choice: Drinking
Amount of alcohol consumed: Insurmountable
Visits "off site": 2
Amount of times Brad threatened to throw Cathy in the water: 6
Amount of times Cathy told Brad he'd be "going down with her":7
Number of drives to a restaurant because no one wanted to cook: 1
Number of deer spotted in the area: 3
Number of mosquitoes: 1 million
Ratio of annoyed parent to happy parent at any given time: 1:7
Amount of times parents asked kids to not throw dirt around: Over 100
Amount of times children paid attention to the request: 0
Amount of dirt that embedded itself on children: 1 ton
Estimated number of consecutive showers needed to take dirt off of children: 4

Camping with friends and family: Priceless!