Father Son Campout

Friday the 14th was the father son campout in our ward. We were going to the zoo in Salt Lake the next day so Kenny wasn't going to take Ben. Ben was NOT happy about this and promised if Daddy would still take him then he would be a good boy at the zoo and he wouldn't be tired at all. Well, Kenny has a hard time passing up a camping trip and who can say no to such a cute boy, so around 5:00 they headed to Rire Reservoir.

They had a wonderful time. First they went on a hike. Ben said it was a very dangerous hike and they could have died on it. I doubt it, but to a 5 year old it may have been more intense. They went down to the water, but didn't get in. There was too many other things to do. They ate a lovely hamburger dinner, did a little wrestling, and Ben got to play with the new twin 5 year old boys in our ward, Gavin and Ryker. They watched the sun set, apparently Ben had never watched the sun actually set behind the mountains and he thought this was really, really cool. When it got dark there was a campfire where the boy scouts put on a skit and sang songs. Ben was in heaven as he loves to sing and be goofy. Kenny said it was a wonderful campout. Ben got to do whatever he wanted with Daddy and he loved it. The next morning they got up early to cook the pancakes, Kenny's the best pancake cooker I know, and then they headed home so we could go to the zoo. I think they'll definitely be going back next year.

While the boys, minus Dan of course, were at the campout, the girls and I were having some girl time. We had some lovely mac and cheese casserole for dinner, yummy! We made brownies (a very girly thing to do) and played the ducky game on the PlayStation. Around 8:30 I put the little girls to bed and Sarah Kate and I stayed up to play Princess Monopoly Junior. It was actually a very fun game, well if you're playing it with your kids, and I would recommend it if you have girls. Sarah learn how to play it quickly and she won both games that we played, though she tried very hard to let me win the last one. After that we went through the school supplies to make sure we had everything and then it was time for her to go to bed. The whole thing was good for our little family. It was nice for Ben to have some one on one time with Daddy and for me to have some time with my girls.