We finally did it. We took the girls camping.
Of course I did not bring a camera so there is nothing to show. We spent Wednesday afternoon at Bear Lake and got a great campsite at the top of Logan canyon. And we had a surprisingly good time! I've been putting it off all summer because I thought taking Kaylie would be a nightmare. The girl can't sit still, puts everything in her mouth, and until two months ago never slept more than 4 hours at a time. She was actually a little angel! We set up the pack and play next to the campfire, loaded it with toys and she couldn't be happier. Probably because Emma could not get in to steal her toys, or sit on her, or drag her around by the ankles, etc. She even slept better than the rest of us, only waking up when Emma made plenty of noise going to bed, and again when Emma woke up at 5 am with a stuffy nose, needing to go potty and quite upset about the fact she was awake. It took 20 minutes of watching Snow White on a portable DVD player in the car to get her to go back to sleep.
Other than her 5 am wake up, Emma was pretty good as well. She was great at staying away from the fire, loved looking at the flowers, squirrels and trees. And even found a boulder that someone painted yellow with a smiley face. It was kinda creepy looking if you ask me, but Emma loved it and called it her "funny rock."
So it was a success, although having to watch and take care of two kids made it a little more stressful than I'm used to. We just might do it again next year. Although if anyone wants to take my kids for a weekend so I can go by myself just let me know!
And her birthday party we had last weekend
One of the many toys she got
And of course the cake. I love how even with the booster seat her head is barely at the level of the table.
She liked the first few bites
And started feeling a little sugared out after a few more
You can't see too well but there was cake everywhere
We had a lot of fun! Happy Birthday Kaylie!
