Camping - July 2011

Ever since we had our first camping experience in the backyard we have been waiting for the perfect weekend to take the kids camping. We had a free weekend in July so we decided to take advantage of the lack of plans and take the kids camping. The weekend before we planned to take them to the campground we decided to break out the tent and have a test run in the basement. Mima and Papa decided to join in the fun! They all ate dinner and watched a movie together in the tent.

The next weekend, unfortunately Becca came down with an ear infection, so Mima and Papa thankfully stayed home with her while we took Ethan out to the woods in Maryland. He had a great time, and it was nice to have some quality time just with him. We cooked hot dogs over the campfire and roasted marshmallows to make s'mores. Ethan's favorite part was catching fireflies with Daddy and putting them into a bottle... they must have caught at least 20 or so.... He got very good at catching them all by himself by the time the evening was over. We were so proud that he did so well, even going to sleep by himself in the tent while we stayed up and enjoyed evening by the campfire. All in all, even though we missed Becca, it was a great first camping trip and a great experience to spend with Ethan.