Spontaneous Camping

 Yesterday some good friends called us to tell us they were camping nearby and invite us to join them for a night! We packed our overnight bag, five kids, the tent, sleeping bags, and the dog in twenty minutes and hit the road! The littles ate a snickers bar on the way (great dinner, I know) and talked non-stop. They were so excited to go!

 Half-way there, Ollie started fussing and when I went to make him a bottle I realized that in all of the commotion, I forgot the diaper bag at home! All of the bottles, formula, baby food, and dog food were in that very important bag. I couldn't believe I'd forgotten it! When we finally pulled into town we made a quick stop at Wal-mart for the things we forgot. Mike waited in the car while I quickly ran inside. I got back to the van with everything except the bottles (probably the most important thing!!!) I've been losing my mind this week. Mr. Stannix being the great husband that he is, volunteered to run in and grab the bottles for me. We finally pulled into our site an hour after bed time.

 The boys played in the dirt while we set up camp. Hyrum tried climbing a tree and got a bunch of prickles stuck to his only shirt. Before long they were running around camp without shoes and their bare feet were black with dirt. They were all having so much fun though! 

 Once the kids were fed, we started a fire! It was a highlight!

 Pop was had and enjoyed by all.

 And our sweet little pup was glad to be with us!

 Once the kids were asleep the adults sat around the fire and visited until well after midnight. It's always fun to catch up with good friends! 

We crawled into the tent next to these cute boys and went to sleep. The kids all slept great, but I did not. I was busy keeping Ollie asleep and quiet most of the night, and when he was asleep I was worrying about how I would calm him when he would wake again. Most of our crew was awake shortly after 6:00am. We all took a trip to the bathroom and then snuggled back into our sleeping bags for a few more minutes. Finley slept until 8:00am! Perhaps we should sleep in a tent every night.