Camping with Dad...

The night was perfect...the sun beaming down and the sweet sounds of birds in the background. It was camp-out night and Big Sis was learning from Daddy how to set up the tent.

The grill was fired up and burgers and hotdogs were sizzling along with sweet corn buttered to perfection in foil. Bananas with chocolate chips and marshmallows on the grill was the dessert of choice (by all but Daddy).

Little Man and Daddy played in the rocks and Big Sis tried to mow the yard.

tossing rocks

mowing the lawn

The camp-out began with a very wound up Big Sis. She was bouncing off the walls with enthusiasm to be sleeping under the stars in the nights breeze. She would count to three and then run and jump into the tent to land on the mattress. One would never have known that it was hours past her bedtime.

watching a movie with daddy

the first camp-out

 It was looking promising that she would fall asleep, but to no avail.

At a quarter till ten in the door walked Daddy and Big Sis... apparently "she never stopped talking the whole time" according to Daddy. Into her own little bed she went and was asleep only moments later.

We'll try the camp-out again another year and see what happens then. For now, I know that Big Sis has wonderful memories of her time with Dad!