The Big Boys Go Camping
One thing I love about Vince is that he loves to spend time with our boys. He loves the outdoors as well and especially loves to spend time with our boys in the outdoors. Last night, Vince packed up Ezra and Asher and they went camping at a local campground which is about 2 miles away from our house. Really, this is the ideal place to start to instill a love of camping in the boys. It's close, so if the weather turns bad or the boys meltdown, they can all be home in a matter of minutes. Plus, to a 2 and 4 year old, 2 miles away is the same as 200 miles away and it takes forever to get there, so a shorter forever is better than a longer forever. Our friends Phil and Henry also joined in on the boys camping trip as well.
Rule number one in camping... there must always be a fire going - no matter the weather. All three boys quickly learned the fun of a campfire.
Asher thought he'd sit for a while and contemplate life and the happenings of life (either that, or he wasn't sure about the next activities and wanted to sit a spell and watch).
It looks as though Henry's chosen activities for the day included a dance around the fire, as well as father-son toss the boy game.
Along with his love of campfire, Ezra has also learned fire safety. One must always have an 8 foot stick minimum to roast any sort of item over a campfire.
It was a chilly morning with yet another campfire and hot chocolate in plastic Applebee's cups (that's when hot chocolate tastes the best you know... served luke-warm in plastic cups).
And for breakfast, a perfect end to a great trip... cinnamon rolls. Sure, a few of them may have gotten a bit dark and were (in Vince's words), "sacrificed to the fire gods." But all in all, a great time had by all. 
Rule number one in camping... there must always be a fire going - no matter the weather. All three boys quickly learned the fun of a campfire.
Asher thought he'd sit for a while and contemplate life and the happenings of life (either that, or he wasn't sure about the next activities and wanted to sit a spell and watch).
It looks as though Henry's chosen activities for the day included a dance around the fire, as well as father-son toss the boy game.
Along with his love of campfire, Ezra has also learned fire safety. One must always have an 8 foot stick minimum to roast any sort of item over a campfire.
It was a chilly morning with yet another campfire and hot chocolate in plastic Applebee's cups (that's when hot chocolate tastes the best you know... served luke-warm in plastic cups).
And for breakfast, a perfect end to a great trip... cinnamon rolls. Sure, a few of them may have gotten a bit dark and were (in Vince's words), "sacrificed to the fire gods." But all in all, a great time had by all. 
posted by Kirsten at
10:10 AM
2 Comments:
I see Asher is giving his best "cheeese" in the first picture.
If Henry has arthritis when he's old, we'll know why.
Looks like the camping trip was a fun time for the guys. They will remember these fun times. Thanks for sharing the experience with us through your pictures and stories. I love them!
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