first official camp out

This past weekend Joshua went on his first official camp out with the Young Men. He was a little unsure because Dad wasn't going to be able to go. I was worried because he seems so tiny to me still and they were hiking into camp with heavy, ginormous backpacks on their backs, and because it was so suppose to be so cold, and did he have enough food or water, and were his feet going to be blistered because he was wearing new hiking boots....the list goes on. (I am a Mom) But, Braeden said he did great. Joshua hiked without any problems and had tons of fun.

Braeden and Joshua both had there own single-man tents.  These tents are super small and are really only made for one person, with not much room for anything else.  They decided that night that it was too cold so they both slept in the same tiny tent.  They stayed warm all night long....a memory that they will have forever. Love these boys!

Backyard Camping

Glamping?

Defintiton of glamping: glamourous camping. 

The boys set up their tents inside the house one night for a "campout".  I think this might be  their version of glamping.....indoor camping with air conditioning, ceiling fans, video games and movies.  Braeden went one step further and set up his tent on his bed.

didn't last long enough

Spring break has come to an end and it didn't last long enough. It never does. This time last year we were at Walt Disney World. This time around we decided to stay closer to home and just hang out. We still kept busy and the week was gone before we knew it.

On Monday, Braeden and Joshua made quite a bit of money by helping a family in our ward clean out their garage. They worked all day long and actually had fun. The weather was beautiful that day so Cary, Kate, and I worked in the yard.

On Tuesday, Braeden had some friends over to play games and watch movies...and eat. Man, can teenagers eat. I wish I could eat like that.

On Wednesday we just ran errands to get Braeden ready for his camp out. The kids and I also enjoyed a nice lunch out, courtesy of Sams pizza counter. :)

On Thursday we got Braeden off to camp and Joshua, Kate, and I went to see the Lorax. The kids loved it and I love Dr. Seuss. I found a new favorite quote from the movie: "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." - Dr. Seuss

On Friday and the pinnacle of the week for the kids, we met up with Braeden's scout troop and camped over night. The weather was so perfect. We hiked during the day, played some Frisbee, had chicken fajitas for dinner, and enjoyed being outdoors.

My family loves to camp...minus me. This was the first time other than girls camp that I have been camping. I actually enjoyed myself. My favorite things: hiking and the smores. My least favorite things: sleeping on the ground and the bathroom situation. I would actually do it again though. :)

Now we are counting down until school is out for summer. We can make it!!

Camping....My Way

Last night we went camping. It wasn't the traditional camping trip. It started at the kitchen table. We made smores by candle light....

They turned out perfectly...........

As you can tell we enjoyed them very much....

We then moved to the backyard for our sleep out. It was super hot, but tons of fun. The kids have been wanting to set the tents up in the backyard for a long time and I finally agreed to do it. I am glad I did. They were so excited!

Yes, that's a TV in our tent. The title of this post is Camping....My Way. This is how I camp. I had my fluffy pillow, my air mattress, and some movies and I was good to go. Braeden thought it was ridiculous, but that didn't keep him from watching movies with us. I would go camping more often if it was always as much fun as last night was!!