Camping with just the boys...

So this past weekend was the ward's annual Father's and Son's campout. My boys LOVE this yearly family tradition. I'm not sure if it's because they LOVE to sleep in the trailer or if it's because Daddy let's them go potty in the trailer...(Mommy will not, because it's small enough it stinks up the whole thing)



I forgot to snap a shot of our AWESOME 1983 Hi-Lo trailer, so you'll have to wait until later in the summer when we pull it out again... It's a family heirloom. We LOVE it!!! Why camp in the cold, when you can just turn on the furnace?

Whatever the reason, this is the highlight camping trip of the season.



I usually have Matt take the camera to bring me pictures of their fun over-nighter. This year he actually pulled the camera out of the car and snapped a few shots...I'm so glad!! YAY Daddy! I've always wanted to see what goes on at these "all boys" shin digs!




Apparently, nothing out of the ordinary...just the usual "let's see how much stuff we can throw in the fire and watch it burn".







Spencer is so proud with his "fire stick". I'm sorry, it just reminds me of Ice Age..."Hey, Lord of the flame...your tail's on fire..."
Luckily, no one's "tails" were lit on this trip...(that I know of)






I think he's trying to putt some kindling into the fire pit....









This was raging right behind them...Thanks again Daddy, for keeping them safe and away from this potential disaster!





And now I present....Fire Warriors...A Young Boys' Obsession with Fire...






Yes, Spencer, you are VERY impressive. (Notice all the other similarly aged boys gathering around for the same reason.)







Well, while the boys were away, the girls were at PLAY!!! (And of course no pictures, because the boys had the camera)

Sadie and I had lots of fun hanging out, just the two of us. We went to Lowe's and bought flowers for the yard and came home and spent the rest of the evening planting them all and weeding the embarrassing amount of weeds growing in the yard. I think I'm just going to talk myself into the beauty of morning glory and dandelions. Because I sure can't seem to get rid of them! Any ideas???

I did get seriously tired of Sadie asking me every 2 seconds (and that's not exaggerating) "Where's Daddy?" "Where's Ethan?" "Where's Spencer?" "Oh, OK. They go Paancking." Finally before they got home the next day I taught Sadie the correct way to say camping. It was super cute the first few times, but after 24 hours, Mommy stopped answering.

For the most part, Sadie is the perfect daughter. She is pretty easy to handle. Like anyone, she has her occasional freak-outs, but then she recovers and it's on with her day. She is trying to potty train herself; but is a little inconsistent at best. She is getting a little better each day, but I'm not pushing the issue. She'll decide when it's time to get rid of the diapers.

I am so lucky to have such a great family. You really appreciate each other more after being apart for a little while.

The boys got back around 2pm on Saturday and later that afternoon we had another fun activity we attended...I don't have time to blog that right now, so it will have to wait until tomorrow.

I've been busy with my photography business. Things seem to be going pretty well. I'm on the hunt for the best deal to upgrade my equipment, so that's keeping be busy researching. I have 3 photo shoots this week..YAY!!