Family Camp Out

Dear Conor,

On August 29, 2012 we went over to your friend Carter's new house to play with him (and some of your other friends) while his Mommy and Daddy worked on getting the house ready for them to move in!  Carter's Daddy and Uncle painted and his Mommy cleaned. 

Babies B, Conor & Carter

When we got home we were surprised to find that Daddy and Hunter had been busy setting up the Jakan Family Campground!

This was a big surprise for Mommy as she had always wanted to go camping but Daddy wasn't too keen on the idea because he was worried about the people we would have to camp around.  This was a perfect compromise and we would be very close to home in the event that you or Hunter didn't 'camp out' well.

Mommy and Conor ready for camping

To get ready for camping I made sure that you were dressed warm.  I put you in a onesie and long jammies as well as a hat.  I also brought your NorthFace and a sleepy hat outside to ensure that you would be warm enough.

Daddy and Hunter with a little camping snack.

While Mommy and Daddy cooked their dinner Hunter had to go inside because he had never camped before and he was getting a little too close to the fire.  We missed him during our meal but it was for his own safety.  While we were cooking our meal you played with your toys - Daddy brought out the ones that light up so that you could play with them while it got dark.

Playing with toys while camping out......and waiting for it to get dark.

Just because you are so cute!

Daddy & Conor playing at our camp-out!

Loving on Daddy

 Daddy even brought out the Adirondack chairs for us to sit in while we warmed out feet by the fire.  By the time we started resting by the fire it had gotten a little colder so we changed your hat to a warmer one and added your jacket.

Daddy and Conor resting by the fire.

the first Mommy built.

 Little by little it started to get darker and that's when your toys really came to life!  You had so much fun playing with your light-up stacker rings!

Shortly after playing with your light up rings we sat by the fire and just enjoyed our time as a family before we retired into the tent for bed.  We all went to bed at the same time to ensure that you stayed in bed because the tent zipper made a lot of noise and you kept waking up when I moved it (but we had to zip it up to keep the bugs out.

We went to bed around 9:30pm but woke up around 1:30 when Daddy said it felt cold in the air and he was worried about you and Hunter staying warm enough.  I agreed that the tent felt colder than it should so I looked up the temperature on my phone - it had dropped to the low 40s!  While we were dressed warm and you were snuggled up in my sleeping bag with me we decided to play it safe and head inside in case the temperature should drop even lower.

When we got inside I took your jacket and hat off, changed your diaper, and nursed you back to sleep while Daddy grabbed a few things that shouldn't be left outside (like phones and your toys).  You slept until about 5:30am and when I got up with you and looked outside the ground was really damp and it still wasn't that warm outside.  When we watched the morning news it said that we had experienced the coldest night we'd had since early spring and that the sudden cold spell had come as a shock.

Overall, our family camp-out as a lot of fun and I hope that we can do it again this summer - but maybe we will pick a night where it won't get so cold :)

xoxo
Mommy