How would we spend Labor Day weekend? We hadn't made any plans . . . Well, thank goodness our little kids find delight in simple things:-) We camped out in the backyard. Lloyd put up the tent and made a "bonfire" in the grill. We played "red light, green light", gymnastics (thank goodness Anika was close enough to home to have access to her costumes:-)), and catch. We ate dinner outside, roasted marshmallows for s'mores, and watched the first star come out. Kathryn went down in her own bed and then Daddy played guitar around the campfire. The kids settled down to sleep on the air mattress and were soon sawing logs. I couldn't believe they feel asleep out there. They slept part of the night in the tent and then we settled them in their own beds:-)
Anika said, "This is the best night of my life!" (Even though she says this often, it is still special to hear that she enjoyed our time together!)
Helping Dad set up the tent:
Having dinner outside:
So big:
Ballerina/gymnast/camper (it works, right?):
Unfortunately that isn't chocolate from s'mores. . . (I think she gets dirty than either of the other two!):
S'mores: 
3 comments:
One of the best lessons we can teach our kids-- finding joy in the simple things! We sure enjoyed our backyard camping adventures too. Think you'll try the real thing?
What fun!!! They are all so adorable.
I like this idea...the fun of camping and comforts of home all rolled into one =)
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