Let's go camping!

This weekend was Alex's first official Father and Sons camping trip! Ben took Alex to Wal-mart to buy a tent, sleeping bags, tarps, and sleeping pads a few weeks ago. Ever since then, Alex has been talking non-stop about roasting marshmallows in a fire and eating s'mores. He was convinced that the fire would be in the tent, so we had to have a few clarifying conversations.

On Friday, the guys loaded up the car and had a quick pizza dinner before heading out into the great outdoors. According to Ben, Alex thought the fire was too hot and was perfectly happy to let Ben roast the marshmallows. He also thought that the graham crackers were an unnecessary part of the s'mores, so he just ate chocolate and marshmallows.

Sleeping in the tent was fun until about 11:30 pm, when Alex wanted to wake up and help Daddy make the pancake breakfast. Alex didn't really go back to sleep until about 3:30 am and then got up with the sun. He thoroughly enjoyed having pancakes, eggs and bacon for breakfast. Ben's Elders Quorum committee was in charge of breakfast and, despite a few last minute changes, it was a huge success.

All the fun and food wore the boys out. Everyone took naps on Saturday, except me, of course. I was too busy washing the camp fire smell out clothes! Overall, the camping trip was a great experience and we are already planning next year's adventure.