Camping 101

Last weekend our church ward had a fun one night camp out. We had actually purchased camping supplies over a year ago for our ward camp out, but unfortunately little Fin woke up sick that morning so we didn't get to put everything to use.

This year we were so excited to camp out for our first time as a family! We bought a really cool pop up six man tent. It was super easy to set up (thank goodness!) and slept 6 people, but really only fit the three of us and our stuff perfectly.

After getting things set up we got to hang out and play with our friends.

Our camp site was next to a  nice big field. Perfect for kicking the ball around.

And throwing a Frisbee.

After working up an appetite it was time to cook up our dinner. It was really nice that we didn't have to pack all the cooking, food, and fire making supplies. We just had to roast our own dogs.

The fire was so hot and our skewers not quite long enough, so most of the time it felt like we were cooking our own hands. But at last we had things warm enough to eat!

And the best part, in my opinion the S'mores! Surprisingly this was Finley's first S'more ever and he loved it.

After dinner it was time to run off a little of that sugar over at the playground.

Finley had such a fun time with his little church friends.

And according to tradition someone got a Frisbee stuck in a tree. But luckily, after some hard work, it was retrieved.

When it got dark they were just about to start a fireside, but Finley decided it was time to call it a night and we got ready for bed.

We read a few stories by lantern light and snuggled up in our sleeping bags. The weather was really beautiful, not too hot and cooled down nicely at night time. Now if only it was peaceful and quite too :). The youth stayed up till almost midnight playing capture the flag. Finley slept through it, but I sure couldn't! Oh well, I guess you can't really expect to get a great night's sleep while camping.

Finley slept pretty good but was up nice and early! We got up and enjoyed sitting by the fire and eating an early breakfast.

Surprisingly not that many people stayed the night. Here are the few, the proud, the bold. David was the only adult male that slept overnight and Finley the youngest boy.

Finley didn't seem to mind and enjoyed hanging out with the older boys and playing with the fire.

We really had a great time camping and hope to make this a family tradition. But seriously I don't know how people camp out for more than one night in a row. I need my comfy bed!