camping... cause we can!

my boy and his stick!

car and chris....  snuggling!

eating her teddy's burger...

dinner!  (yes, dinner camping was fast food.  at least it was teddy's burgers!  but, seriously, our tent, sleeping bags and camping stove are on the mainland.  so, i wasn't about to attempt an elaborate meal!  so, we picked it up on our way in...)

that face...  with the chocolate caked dirt.  and that grin.  

the sunset...  it was AMAZING!  

can you still see it?  nora was too busy for me...  she wanted to go play with her friends!

s'mores!

chris was so entertained by k!

my tent buddy... she put up with my three kids!!  (one of whom decided that 1 am was the perfect time to scream bloody murder for about 10 minutes!  awesome...)

our campsite!

again with the view from the campsite!

my girl... picking "dirty berries".  that's what the girls called them!

down on the beach with my boy!

the keiki!

so, we went camping this weekend.  i took my three kids camping on our anniversary weekend while david is deployed.  cause i can!  after i had decided to go, carley offered to stay in our tent, if i wanted her to!  (she was planning to go anyway...)  so, she bunked in with us!  and it was so fun to have her...  

the kids had a BLAST!  an absolute BLAST!  nora was in hysterical tears when we left.  and we will see everyone at church tomorrow!!!  they loved the s'mores (gluten free!!).  and the "tent sleeping" part of it.  james asked for a tent in his room tonight!!!

one of the guys had volunteered to bring and set up a tent for us.  i talked to he and his wife for awhile about it.  they told me they camp with an air mattress and pack n play.  so, i brought our air mattress and pack n play.  and realized, the night before we were leaving that our sleeping bags were in massachusetts.  

so, i packed sheets and quilts.  and i grabbed the sheets that were on the top.  and didn't think twice.  (side bar...  we only have the double decker air mattresses...  the good ones!  so, that's what we brought.  and it can only be filled by electricity.  so, i used my car to fill it and had to carry it to the tent.  not realizing that it wouldn't really fit into the tent.  so, we let some air out.  while everyone was laughing!!!  and giving me a hard time.)

so, we finally get it into the tent. and i pull out the sheets.  they were pink.  yeah, that got more laughs!  i took it all in stride.  and laughed right along with them!!!  

other than chris being crazy overtired at 1 am and screaming, it went so well.  we had so much fun.  and the kids are dying to do it again!!!