Some Summer Fun…

Erin — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:48:11 +0000

I know I’ve been slacking with posting Vile happenings these days… time seems to slip by a lot faster these days. On a quick update, we’ve had a great summer so far. Although it’s been hard for me to be as active as I’ve liked, we’ve still managed to have some fun here and there.
We usually take an annual camping trip with some close friends… with me being pregnant and our friends having their first daughter under one we decided to go “easy” on the camping trip. We basically just pitched our tent in the back yard and hung out by the fire… it was camping just the same for the boys and we had a lot of fun spending time with dear friends.

Takin’ the Rhino out for a ride

Tractors in the barn the boys loved to sit on

Ethan used this trash can lid to block his face from the “hotness” of the fire

Sorry guys… this was the only shot I took by the fire…

Cookout with some dear friends!

Free spray park… how fun!

Good Times Camping

Erin — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 19:56:36 +0000

Our annual camping trip was great! We had an amazing weekend with clear skies and sunshine. We only did one night this year and it proved to be enough for our kids. Although overall they did great, Ethan had a rough night of sleep on Friday. It got pretty cold at night (low 40’s) and since this little guy is still pretty active when he sleeps he kept rolling out of his sleeping bag and, many times, would end up on the cold tent floor. Poor guy. Lucas, on the other hand, did great! He slept so much better than I thought and barely changed positions all night. I guess Ethan should have been in the pack-n-play instead of Lucas. So needless to say, Ethan was pretty tired on Saturday but ended up taking a good, long nap at the campsite in the afternoon.

We spent Saturday eating some great camp food made over the fire and took a walk down to the lake and enjoyed a few games of rings. And of course spending time with good friends is priceless. And we’re already planning our trip for next year… maybe we’ll be able to get in 2 trips.

The boys in the morning, brrrr….

Lucas… so cute

Our new tent… it was huge!!!! Enough room for 2 pack-n-plays and a queen air-matress!!!

Ethan helping Melissa (Ethan calls her “Issa”) wash dishes

Lucas content playing with his toys. He loved being outside.

Jens’ strategy to playing Rings

Ethan coloring in his tent

The fam

Jens & Melissa

Father & Son… sharing marshmellows

Marshmellow mustache

The gang: Jimmy, Marybeth, Vile’s, Melissa & Jens

GOOD TIMES!

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Some Summer Fun…

Good Times Camping