back from camping trip

Its been more than 4 years since we had camped. So this was a test. With 2 girls, aged 3.5 and 1, this was not expected to be a smooth camping trip. We started Saturday morning 11 am, and reached Grover Hot Springs State Park around 4 pm. We took a 45 min break on the way.
Going via Highway 88 was nice. It is a very scenic drive from the Stockton. Couple of beautiful lakes on the way. I was tempted to stop - but decided against it as the girls were sleeping.. Cover as much distance as possible was the idea.

We were set to camp with Desai family and they had reached an hour before us. The kids had a blast on seeing each other. Lots of squealing and screaming. around 6pm, a ranger came and asked us to keep the noise level a little down. It meant that the kids very enjoying.

We camped 2 nights. First night Urvi wanted to go back home. 2nd night she fell asleep in less than a minute. She had played a lot throughout the day.

Anvi on the other hand did not like late evenings. When it got dark, she would stick to mommy and not let mommy do anything. On the 2nd night we lit a campfire, and this gave enough illumination and she was happy again.

Desai family left early on Monday. We followed and headed towards Sacramento. We planned to relax for 2 days. 5 years ago I would not have dreamed of staying in a hotel in Sacramento - but life changes after having kids.
We stayed at Wingate Inn. Was decent and kids loved the room and made a lot of noise - jumped on the beds.. etc.
After 1 night, I did not see any point in spending another night at the hotel, so we packed up and left the hotel. Went to Sacramento Zoo and Fairytale Town that is opposite to it. Urvi enjoyed it. It was extremely hot in Sacramento - so we decided to visit an ice cream parlor. Ate a lot of ice cream at Leatherby's Family Creamery that prompts me to go on a diet. We headed back around 6pm and reached home round 8pm.
A nice trip - might go camping again.