We really wanted to do something special to commemorate Ethan's 10th birthday, so we took him camping. Joon & Lucy got packed off with Oma to spend some quality time at Casa Swain, and we loaded up the boys (and more junk than you can shake a stick at) and headed to Pedernales State Park.
Jake and I did not grow up camping, nor are we the "camping type". So there was a slight learning curve on Friday night with making the fire and dinner, but Jake rocked it on Saturday! Friday night the low was 37, and it was cold!! By morning we were all on the air mattress together, bundled up for warmth. Jake & I even wore our jackets to bed!! Thankfully it warmed up quite a bit on Saturday.
Jake & I gave Ethan a Gerber Multi-Utility Tool for his birthday, and he could not have been happier!! We figure having his own utility tool really marks his passage into the double digits. Rhys was green with envy, but Dad let him borrow his to whittle with!
We tried some fishing, but nothing was biting. We had a great time trying though. The boys made up a game called "Paper Airplane Golf", which was basically frisbee golf with paper airplanes. They all had a great time!! The surroundings were beautiful, and the company was fantastic. It was definitely a memorable trip, and I hope Ethan remembers it fondly for years to come. I know that I will.
2 comments:
Love your words...my heart to you, Kelly. The trip, the pictures and the commentaries, love it all. Maybe you all will come out here we have great camping and I love the out of door. We could have great fun. Thank you so very much for sharing the family life. I am sorry I missed Ethans birthday..Happiest Birthday Ethan!!:)
Much love, Grandma Rolli
I wanna go! this looked awesome! WE Sundquists want to go!
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