Weekend Campout

The great outdoors was our home this weekend... We had the long-awaited "Great Campout" in the backyard at Nana & Awpa's!

The fort was a key part of the fun as the kids used it for their deer stand as well as show-off tricks for the grandparents.Josh hung his elk horns on it for Layton. It was a proud gift for everyone, especially the boy :)The kids also had a lantern in it to play well after dark!
Camping out also meant run-around-with-no-pants all weekend :) Nana found the world's biggest marshmallows to roast...

Some of us didn't make it long after the campfire and marshmallows... Josh also brought some glowsticks along! He was the mastermind behind most of this:)

You can only imagine a three-year-old's excitement to sleep outside for the first time! They just kept talking about bears and coyotes:) And what would a campout be without fishing the next morning!

We caught three fish...(probably the same catfish each time).

Notice how low the tank is. All of the brown dirt should be underwater. And Dad said this is the best one they have right now.

We decided big dogs and children are not the best partners for an extremely successful fishing trip :)

There is something amazingly precious about a boy and a fishing pole.

Something incredibly sweet about a daddy and daughter sitting together on the bank. And something extremely hilarious about grandparents catching frogs for their grandkids :)

And something about this weekend that will always be very very special...