Backyard Camping!

Todd finally got to fulfill one of his lifelong dreams….backyard camping with his children!  I’ll admit, I thought the idea was a little aggressive for a 2 year old, but it was a HUGE success!  We started the day with a trip to pick up our food (beer) supplies, then we pulled out all of the gear from storage and showed Finn what everything was!  The Brimmer family joined us in the festivities!

Gear is out, chairs are set up

Getting the fire started

Time to set up the tents……The kids were so excited they kept trying to climb in and on them, seriously hindering the process!

 

Finally!

 

Riley, not too excited

Roasting hot dogs on an open flame

 

We went on a snipe hunt!  Finn is wearing a potholder on his arm….because he heard that snipes bite!  LOL!

Time for some premade smore’s…..we weren’t brave enough to try real smores just yet!

And then time for a bear hunt!  This was the longest, craziest version of a bear hunt ever!

 

Then it was time for PJ’s and story time including “Curious George Goes Camping”

 

While Todd, Finn, Chad and McKenna camped outside, momma and Riley and Christy and Kara, slept snug in our beds inside!  About an hour after they zipped up their tents I went out to check on them and it was silent!  They had actually fallen asleep!  And so had the daddy’s, whose master plan was to wait until the kiddos fell asleep so they could sneak out and drink some more beer by the fire.  Which they did eventually do, after a little nap!  ;)

And I am still in shock they two 2 year olds slept in tents all night long!  Here’s the gang the next morning!

Looking forward to many more camping outings!  Maybe we’ll get brave enough to hit the real woods next time?!?!

Oh and here is a video of the snipe hunt (warning:  its dark for most of it, but you can hear them calling for the snipe, too cute)