We were going to go camping at Lake Arcadia, but started planning late so it all fell through. Neil had set up the tent in the backyard to air it out before we took it to the lake. Well, since the tent was up I suggested we just have a camp out in the backyard. We were a little unsure what the boys would do sleeping in a tent, and if things went too crazy, we could just go inside and sleep in our cozy beds! Mark usually only sleeps by himself in his own bed. We have tired to get him to sleep with us on occasion and it has not worked out. It did not work out for the camp out either. We got the beds ready and got all of our books to read and our sleeping toys and flashlights etc. We played in the tent for a while. Mitchell and Mark had a great time. Mitchell "read" us a few books, and Mark loved rolling off of the air mattress.
After attempting to settle down and get everyone to sleep, we finally just took Mark to his own bed at 10:30. He had that hysterical/tired/crying/laughing thing going on and was not going to be falling asleep any time soon! We figured he had had his family camping experience and was not going to care, or know the difference, if he slept in the tent or his bed. The three of us finally settled in to sleep, and then came the rain! And then came the leaks in the tent! Did we go inside? No! Neil got a tarp and covered the tent and we continued the camp out! Mitchell's best quote of the night, "It's our first sleep over! This is so great! It's our first camp out!" He just kept saying it over and over. My most frequent thought of the night was, "My bed is inside, there is no rain inside, my bed is just inside that door, and I am out side attempting to sleep on an air mattress. This is stupid. My son and husband are having a great time and I can't just leave, even though I want too!" Neil and Mitchell went for a second go-round of camping on Sunday night as well, but I decided to let that be a father-son outing and slept cozily in my bed!
