First Camp-out

Last night Travis took the boys on their first camp-out – all the way in the backyard. He wanted to do a trial run close to home before taking them to a campsite where coming home would be harder than just walking up the stairs to the deck. The afternoon started with a scavenger hunt that Travis made for the boys to find their gear.


One of the things they found was their new windup flashlights:


After the scavenger hunt, Daddy pitched the tent. Then it was time to cook hot dogs over the "campfire".


After hot dogs – S'MORES!

The boys couldn't wait for the sun to go down so they could use their new flashlights.

Then it was bedtime. Mommy kissed the boys goodnight…


And went back in the house to go to sleep! You didn't think I stayed out there and slept in the tent did you? And judging by how much whining Travis did today about how much his back hurt from sleeping on the ground, I made the right decision. I stayed inside and fielded phone calls from the tent. "We need Elmo; Cash is coming in to go potty; we need more pillows; etc; etc." All in all, it was a successful camp-out – the boys stayed out in the tent all night, although how much sleep they got is questionable. They were a little tired this morning: