A First Campout

Only a few weeks back, S, LM and I took off to Eisenhower State Park for an overnight camping adventure. This was the first time S and I had been camping in at least ten years, and the first time LM went camping ever. S dug out our camping equipment, and surprisingly, most of it still worked! We had a few surprises, but all in all, S did a great job of quickly putting together a camp site. We had a fun time. Here are some photos:

LM was a big help in putting up the site with S.

We did not cook over the fire, except for s'mores. 

But, of course, we did cook outside!

Mmmm...smores!

Oh - and we had Bearrific with us that weekend.

Bearrific is a stuffed animal that goes home with a different child in LM's class each week, then they can write up a page about their adventures. Of course, LM's adventure page was all about camping!

All things considered, we slept pretty well. Those things were - it was cold, but we were definitely warm; we (all three) slept on a double bed sized mattress that slowly lost air all night; I am pregnant and had to go to the bathroom at 3am. I think LM slept uninterrupted all night!

And, in the morning, I could still make my coffee.

So all was alright with the universe. Ahem.

We cooked breakfast in our electric skillet again...bacon!

And "camping donuts" - canned biscuit dough, deep-fried.

And then dredged through powdered sugar. They were a hit with the boys.

S taught LM a bit about fire safety and how to keep a fire going.

Bearrific enjoyed sitting fireside as well.

After breakfast was all cleaned up and the fire died down a bit, we took a "hike" down to the water.

I'm in love with this one.








After our hike, we packed everything back up and headed back home.
Just a quick overnight for our first camping trip.

We'll do it again. It was fun!

See you soon.

Big Blocks and Storytime

Twice in the last couple of weeks, LM and S have headed down to Klyde Warren Park to play with their big Imagination Playground. On the second occasion, Sophia and Aunt Kim went with them. After the blocks, there is a story time the kids can enjoy. I met them in the park at the end of story time and we ate lunch together, which was fun for Mommy.  Here are some photos:

The first day LM and S went, it was overcast when they arrived, but it turned out to be a pretty day later on. What this meant, though, was they had the place to themselves for a while.

See you soon!

Italian Grilled Cheese with the Preschool Set

One day not so long ago, S went up to LM's school and taught them how to make Italian Grilled Cheese. He went to the restaurant supply and gave them all chef hats, which was a big hit. They also enjoyed the process they went through of making the sandwiches. Here are a few photos:

There is LM's wonderful teacher, Ms. Shaye

Then Chef S cooked them up!

S's cute little friend Max, waiting for the sandwiches to cook.

Yum!

S's friend Tuesday enjoyed the sandwiches too!

Another little boy in the class, Pierce.

It was also picture day - hence LM's sweater.

 




I think they really enjoyed the activity.

See you soon.