June 5, 2011

Memorial Day Camping

The weekend before Memorial Day we decided to go camping!  We went to a really fun place that was about an hour and a half away from our house.  We kind of decided last minute, so we were running around trying to get all ready before it got too late.  Needless to say, we all got packed up and up there in great time.  The only kicker was, when we got there, we told the kids to put their shoes on, and amidst all of the confusion and miscommunication before we left, the kids had NO SHOES!  They totally forgot them!  And because we were just going for a night, we didn't pack any extra pairs, so the boys had NO shoes for the whole trip!  So silly.  What a thing to forget when you go camping.  It turned out to be alright though.  It made it so that they couldn't stray TOO far away from our little camp spot!  Again...lesson learned.  We seem to be learning lots of lessons these days.  In spite of the forgetting of the shoes, we had a great time and it was a good trial run for the rest of the camping trips we will be taking this summer!  YEAH!
Playing in the tent- Notice Payton rummaging around in my purse for the iPod! Silly boy.


Gus had a great time!

Tying slip knots so the boys can learn to "rope" the pole!

Ropin' the pole!


We had tin-foil dinners for dinner, and they were delish!

Ah nuts...

No shoes


We had YUMMY smores, and the boys LOVED it!

Payton showin some 'tude.



All snuggly warm for the night!


4 comments:

Neil and Steph said...

Awe, I love these pictures! Camping is the bomb. Looks like fun, even with no shoes!

Chris said...

So they got to camp Huck Finn style. I see nothing wrong with this. :)

Jessica said...

Hilarious! Gotta love boys, happy to walk around w/o shoes. My girls would have refused. You guys are so adventurous.

Laura said...

What fun activities you guys do- camping, hiking, and of course ice cream! :) I love their little dirty bare feet.