First Camping trip

Matt has been wanting to take the kids camping for quite some time.  They are finally old enough.  So when he found out that you could rent tents and camping equipment pretty inexpensively it wasn't anytime before he had planned a camping trip.  Originally he planned to go with two friends and their children.  Unfortunately, at the last minute they weren't able to go but our kids and Matt were still super excited about camping.  Matt gave the kids the option of camping in the woods or the backyard.  Ella Catherine left the decision up to Carter.  He chose the backyard.  So, they set up the tent and grabbed their sleeping bags and gear.  What is a campout without s'mores?  Trying to stay true to a campout, Matt fired up the grill and they roasted the marshmallows on the grill.  To say the kids had a great time would be an understatement.  They LOVED every minute of it!  I definitely think that they will be camping out again this summer.

 

Setting up the tent

Pumped about camping

Let the marshmallow roasting begin

Roasting her own marshmallow

learning that the hanger can get pretty warm in the fire

Back on the horse and roasting away again

Carter wasn't so big on roasting his own marshmallow (afraid of fire) but he was all about eating the s'mores!

Just like mom likes a little blackend

All the fixings!  I'll admit although I wasn't on the campout because I was watching Cassidy, I did steal a s'more or 2

Eating the fruit of her labor

MMMMMMMMMM

So after I thought they were settled, I tried to get a picture of them.  They were awake. So, Matt told them to pretend they were asleep.  Only they couldn't stop smiling

Carter actually got tickled and couldn't stop laughing

Then Matt got tickled.