Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Camping labor day

WE LOVE CAMPING!!!
But it can get a little CRAAAAZY!

We went camping for labor day with our friends the Spencers and the Stanleys. It was a good time. We had a delicious dinner and an awesome breakfast (Upon discovering that the eggs had been forgotten Salem traveled MILES to secure some farm fresh eggs. It was worth it for some tasty breakfast burritos.)
These kids have spent 85% of the summer together whether is be playing at the park, swimming at the pool, checking out the Library or trucking it through the S.D. Zoo. They are all great friends and camping together was just another great adventure.
The kids and Codee the Spencer's Dog are in this picture. My kids will not get near Codee they get hysterical so Brigg did a good job keeping her under control.
There are some smiles of little boys looking for adventure and a little mischief. Stick sword fights were popular along with finding pieces of old rusted camp stakes and a random hammer head.
S'mores my all time favorite camping treat. Everybody was sticky and dusty by night fall.
Camp fire songs and stories I tried to teach the kids the song "Flea. .. Flea Fly. .. . Flea Fly Mosquito" They liked it. It surprised me that everybody slept well.
Once we pulled into camp and set up everything Rissy decided she was going to sleep in her bed all day and all night. We had to coax her out of the tent. I guess she was in her comfy spot.
Here is the tent set up. The arrangements worked pretty good. It was nice to have the pack n play. This camp site was very dusty we came home covered in a light powdery cloud of dirt. Great fun with everyone. We are hoping to camp in Yosemite next summer. Before then Josh and I need to find a few more camping essentials.

1 comment:

Ironygirl said...

We went camping this summer to a really dusty place as well. I felt like that kid on Charlie Brown with the cloud of dust following our whole family. Lots of cleanup! Glad you and the kids had fun (and got some sleep! That's amazing).