Boys Campout

Since it was cooling off Cody and Michael decided that they wanted to camp out in the backyard. The funny thing is that when we were camping last summer, ok we were in the RV but it was still camping to me, they wanted to sleep in the tent outside of the RV. They tried once and ended up coming back into the RV because it was "too cold". The truth of the matter was they were just plain scared.

After promising that there would be no pranks in the middle of the night we agreed. Of course they agreed to no pranks, but we didn't. About 6:00 they went out and started setting up their tent. They built a fire because they wanted to cook their own dinner (yea) and not to mention it was going to be 45 degrees Friday night. I guess Mike and I really do trust them or really didn't think about 2 teenage boys being unsupervised in the backyard with a fire all night. But I am happy to say that they didn't do anything that they shouldn't do and they didn't throw a WD40 can in the fire either. (More about that story later)

So with their boxful of hot dogs, buns, water and condiments they were set for the night. They said their goodbyes and headed out to the backyard.



After some fireside chatting and eating their dinner, they must have come in the house every 15 minutes or so. We tried explaining to them if they were truly camping they couldn't keep coming in the house every few minutes.

After coming in the house the millionth time, Mike invited them to go and watch a football game at a friends house that started at 10 pm. They quickly jumped at the chance of getting out of sleeping out in the cold, um I mean being able to spend some quality time with Mike watching a football game. When they returned at 1:30 am they went straight out to their new room, um I mean their tent to follow through with what they had originally started out to do.

The survived the night, even though it was cold and we decided that we would be nice, for now, and didn't scare them.

Mckennisms

Mckenna and I were watching TV one day she has this new found fascination with commercials and the things they are trying to get young kids to want. A particular commercial came on with a doll.

Mckenna: OOHHHH mom I wanna buy that.

Me: Do you have any money

Mckenna: No, well (long pause) daddy does.

Me: Ok but do you have any money?

Mckenna: Um do you have money?

Me: Yes

Mckenna: Well I will buy it with your money!

Me: Mckenna it's my birthday today.

Mckenna: It's your birthday AGAIN? How many birthdays do you get to have?

Me: Can you give Mckenna her medicine?

Mike: Well sure, I'll just hop right to it (dripping with sarcasm)

Mckenna: Well dad can I do it with you?

While taking a walk with Mike one day....

Mckenna: So dad, when you get to be small like me, will you chase lizards with me?