Backyard Camping

Backyard camping was on the agenda this past weekend.  We set up tent and played in the backyard on Saturday.  I thought it would be a fun thing to do this summer while I had the time off.  I knew if I went camping in a tent there had to be some stipulations.  First being I needed an air conditioner.  Craig took care of that with a portable air-conditioner that he had in his shed.  We were all set up with a DVD player and a Queen mattress (not an air mattress a real one.) We roasted marshmallows after a scrumptious dinner of grilled chicken, mashed potatoes, and steamed broccoli.  MawMaw & PawPaw & Uncle Brant & Aunt Pam came over with Chloe to enjoy the marshmallowy treats.  Chloe even snuck a few licks of PawPaw's skewer when no one was looking.
Craig took the twin air mattress with Connor and I slept on the queen with Coop and Caroline.  I think he got the better deal because Caroline and Coop squirmed all night long.  Coop even fell off the mattress during the night he was moving around so much.  We had a lot of fun but I sure did enjoy sleeping in my bed the next night as did they.

Sanibel Beach

We took our annual summer trip to Sanibel last week and celebrated Connor's 5th birthday while we were there.  Uncle Brant came and brought his boat with him so we took a few boat rides as well.  We had a great time soaking up the sun, finding shells at low tide, and swimming without floaties in the pool.  We also took a trip over to a children's museum in Fort Myers that had a lot of neat things to see and do.  Connor actually held a very large snake around his neck.  I had to look just for a second so I could take the picture, yuck.  We also watched a short 3D movie and they really cracked me up trying on those glasses. We had a wonderful time, I just sad I'm not there right now. 

She ran in her room and grabbed her tennis shoes and put them on herself, notice they're on the wrong feet and then she pranced out ready to go so proud of herself.  We laughed so hard at her.  What a silly girl!