Hello everyone! Okay, so this is my first ever published story and I know it doesn't start out that great but I promise it will get better. I also find it very sad that my first story is this light hearted and simple but nothing has been going right lately so I guess I just needed a little humor. Anywho, I hope everyone likes Kate. It's hard to insert an original character into a group of tight knit original ones and expect the interaction between them to be natural but I tried lol. I went ahead and posted the first three chapters for you so please review and tell me what you think! I'll continue if wanted. Enjoy!

"Hey Dad!" Shawn said as he came through the front door and threw his backpack down on the couch. He then went straight to the fridge and began his daily dig through three week old sandwiches and God knows what else to find a snack.

"Hey Shawnie! I won't ask about yer day cuz it's gonna be good after you hear what yer ole' man has to say!" Chet said, patting the seat next to him at the kitchen table.

"Oh yeah? What's up?" Shawn smiled while sniffing the open milk carton in his hand.

"We, as in you and me, are goin' on a campin' trip!" Chet boomed happily.

"Seriously? Well, Dad, that sounds great! When?" Shawn said, completely forgetting about the milk carton.

"In two days, when Spring Break starts. How does that sound?" Chet said.

"Pretty good. How long are we staying?" Shawn replied.

"Three whole days! Nothin' but the fresh air, the stars, and a rabid coon or two always comes with the package but we can work our way around that!" Chet laughed as he patted Shawn on the back.

"Okay, well, I'm definitely in! I'll need to call Cory first and tell him-" Shawn was cut off.

"Tell him that he's commin'!" Chet smiled. "In fact, bring Topanger and Er-whatever his name is with ya too!"

"Dad, are you sure? That's a lot of responsibility to have when your in the wilderness." Shawn raised his eyebrows.

"I'm positive! We're gonna need some backup with that ole' coon anyways! Hey, what about that girlfriend of yers? What's her name? Kate or something' like that, right?"

"Y-Yeah, but Dad, I-"

"Don't Dad me! Just bring the lady and thank me later!"

"But I-"

"Well, Shawnie, I gotta go run some errands but call all your buddies and tell the big news okay?"

"Y-Yeah. I'll do that." Shawn said as he watched his dad walk out the door. "I will do that."