camp out

I have been given my share of grief for not being a camper. I went one time in college, which doesn't even really count as camping since it involved sleeping in the back of a pickup truck, yet I vowed it would be my first and last time. Let me explain - I have an irrational fear of being attacked by a deranged ax murderer in my sleep (one too many horror movies) and I find myself to be far too civilized to use the restroom outdoors. I'm an indoor kinda girl, I suppose.

B loves camping and really wants to take the girls. Of course, our friends completely agree with him in the "camping is phenomenal" mindset. They all conspired against me and planned a camp out in the Tyler's backyard. I have to concede this was the perfect camping experience because I was 99.9% I would not be attacked in my sleep (the 0.1% uncertainty is because of the Tyler's lunatic neighbor) and we had all the luxuries of indoor plumbing. What more can a girl ask for???

Rob and Cade joined us for the adventure and Rob brought along his massive outdoor movie screen. It was huge and I've never seen these kiddos sit so still. Very cool! The girls stayed up way too late, but had a blast. Such a fun time.

Sweet little Rhys

Our camp site. We even roasted marhsmallows and made smores. Yum!

The kiddos ready for the movie

The giant screen. How cool is that????

Unfortunately it started to drizzle and we had to take the movie inside. The kids are not impressed, as you can tell......

After the rain let up, B, the girls and I managed to survive the night in our 4 man tent. We each had our own sleeping bag - the girls loved that. The girls even slept in! I have to admit it was really nice waking up in that little tent with my family. We'll see if they've sold me on camping in the great outdoors though. Stay tuned.....