"Camping"

Every year we like to go camping with our good friends, the Pierces.  We have gone in the fall in the past, but last fall we did not go because Baby G was expected to arrive at any time, and this fall we will not be able to go because they are expecting their #2.  So, we knew we needed to go this spring.  We picked a date, but as the weekend drew closer, Joyce and I decided that although it could be done, bringing an 11 month old and a 5 1/2 month old camping might not be the most relaxing thing to do.  So, we bribed with promises of good food convinced the boys to head out to the lake house instead.  The Man Upstairs must have known that N was going to be going through a major sleep funk because I can pretty much guarantee I would have been a hot mess if we camped this weekend!

 Noah helping Joyce conquer Catan!

Joyce and I headed out on Friday afternoon during the boys' nap time, and let me just tell you... the boys were angels!   We had a fun, relaxing ride out and got to enjoy some fun play time before cooking dinner and getting the boys to bed.  The 'big' boys drove out after work to join us.  Saturday morning the rest of the clan headed out... It was a full house!  Lolly and Popsie came, along with Tita Mandy and Uncle Jason. The little boys had PLENTY of attention, which gave the mommies plenty of time to cook some delicious meals and even sneak in a nap or two!

We headed out for a nice hike on Saturday afternoon and stopped for lunch at the top.  The boys, again ,were little angels!  Noah passed out right after eating lunch and slept the whole way back to the bottom.  All I got were iPhone pictures because with my coordiation (or lack there of), I didn't trust myself with the nice camera. 

The boys got to take a bath together after dinner (an AMAZING dinner, at that!) and then read a few books with Tita Joyce.  Can't you tell they are already besties?!

Friday night was a rough night of sleep having the little ones sleeping right next to us in the pack and plays, so we decided to forgo the luxury of having a personal bathroom attached to each bedroom and put the little ones to sleep in there.  Genious, I tell you.  :-)  However, this meant we had to brush our teeth and wash our faces in the kitchen sink!

We found a gorgeous patch of bluebonnets, so on Sunday morning we acted like any new parents act and shamelessly plopped our kiddos in the middle of them for a photo op. Noah was SO interested in the flowers he didn't have time to lift his head for a smile... curious, that boy! The safety office (otherwise known as Tita Mandy) is convinced that Noah is going to get arrested for picking a bluebonnet... I told him that I thought they would go easy on him because he is under age. :-)

It was such a nice weekend.  The lake house is such an incredibly special place for Micah and I, and it is so fun to be able to continue building memories there with our growing family and our close friends. Micah and I feel so blessed by our friendship with Aaron and Joyce..

...and we just know that our boys are going to be best buddies just like their daddies!! 

xoxo,

~The Grant Gang