Camp Knudson

Riley has been asking lately to put the tent up in the backyard and sleep outside ... so him and Ryan put the tent up on Saturday afternoon while I was coordinating a wedding. After I'd gotten home and we got Miss Paige to bed, we all headed outside to experience the "wilderness".

After mommy helped daddy start a fire ( ha ha ), we warmed cheesy hotdogs over the flames for dinner. And of course we couldn't have a fire without smores. Riley did his usual, "Mom, I just want a mushroom" (mushrooms = marshmellows ... I have no idea why ... we don't even eat mushrooms in our house!) and "Mom, I want some crackers" and then ... "Mom, I want some chocolate!" Heaven forbid we actually eat those three things together. BUT THEN, he shocked both Ryan and I when he asked for an actual smore.

Anyway, it started getting dark out so we let the fire die down and the two wilderness campers headed off to the tent (which was partially filled with stuffed animals) for a night of sleeping under the stars. At this point I went inside and tried to go to sleep (but Miss Paige had other plans).

At 6 a.m., Ryan said that Riley popped his head up and said, "Dad, it's morning time!!" Yes, the joys of camping out with a three year old ... if the sun is out, it's time to get up and play. So dad and Riley came back in the house ... I don't fully remember if Riley crawled in bed with us or if he watched cartoons ... I think it was the latter.

Riley thought the whole experience was pretty cool. He told me that him and dad told each other secrets before they went to bed and that there were cars on 14 (the highway a mile or so away) that he could hear ... but it doesn't sound like he was scared at all ... which is a good thing because in three weeks the whole family gets to do it at Auntie Cheryl's and Uncle Kevin's!!

Pictures are below!!