Dancing on the Edge

Gone Camping!

On Friday afternoon, Dakota came home with the idea of setting up the tent and camping in the backyard. If you are a regular reader of my blog, then you probably remember that we do this every year and it is always a lot of fun!

We had the tent up in 18 minutes which we were pretty happy with considering this is only the second time we've ever raised this particular tent. I love this tent! It's 14x14 and it's perfect for us.



As you can see, the tent was a big hit with Jordan the dalmatian, too! He is a camper at heart, that's for sure.

We bbq'd for dinner and then the real fun began! We made a fire in the fire bowl so that the kids could roast marshmallows and make s'more. Big, big fun - and a big, big mess! This was the first time Kaylen ever had a s'more and she loved it. Check these out:




And here are a couple of my favorites:






Both kids really wanted to sleep in the tent so after bath (wow - did they ever need a bath!) we settled into sleeping bags for stories and sleep but alas, sleep was not to be had. After more than an hour of trying, Kaylen finally fell asleep. Thirty minutes after that, Kelton decided that he couldn't sleep outside and wanted to go to his own bed. I carefully carried Kaylen inside and Dakota went with Kelton. He was out cold in about 30 seconds flat.

First thing in the morning, we all headed back out to have fun. The tent was up until last night and, as promised, it will be back up this Friday for another weekend of camping fun. Maybe this time we'll actually manage to sleep out there. :)

(PS..Keep reading; I posted something a little bit earlier today)