Camping Trip a Success!

The first camping trip for Josh was a hit! I mean it was awesome. But before we could have fun we had to do some “camp chores” first. He helped set up the tent, unroll the sleeping stuff and gather sticks for the fire. We went over fire safety rules and only jumped over the fire twice. We also had to go over “playing in the mud” rules, since mud seems to be really cool at two and a half.

We brought Woodford along and he acted as the official camp security. The marshmallow cooking seemed to be the highlight of the trip. Although, once in the tent for the night, constant investigating of all the zippers, windows and bug shadows on the walls seemed to be an additional highlight since it went on for an hour and a half.

Some necessary items were brought for sanity such as his favorite bedtime stuffed animal, books for the bedtime reading, his favorite pillow and beer for dad. Keeping sanity was important.

All kidding aside, it was one of my favorite life moments. We both had a great time. As someone once said, “if you could bottle up a day …” well that would have been the day. It was truly an amazing time. As we were packing up to leave, he said “Dad, I love camping.”

So now we are planning a climb up Everest. I’ll keep ya posted.