Camp, Camp, CAMPING!

We decided to make an attempt at camping again this weekend. I felt like I had gotten the allergies a bit more under control, so we thought it was worth a shot. Friday night was horrendous. Let's just say, Liam decided 12am was a good time to start waking up. He was up for good at about 3am. After a hugely exhausting and emotional week for me, you can guess we were not happy. Finally at 5am, Wes took him for a couple hundred laps around the campground.

Saturday was more fun. Even though we were all tired, Wes, my mom and dad, Izzy, Liam and I headed to Donner. We had a great time kayaking and playing on the beach. Liam loved the kayak. The whole time we were kayaking, he was singing "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" without prompting. So funny. He finally crashed in his swim trunks on our way back to camp. He slept in the car for a good 45 minutes even after we had returned to camp.

We had a delicious dinner in our "bug house" that night. Liam also discovered his love for butter by dipping his fork in the butter and licking it off. He can NOT be my child. haha. I HATE butter.
He perked up a bit and decided that the flashlight was a microphone. Here's Izzy singing her song.
And Liam performing for us.
Wild hair girl!
It was also Larry's birthday. Everyone had to shield the candles from the wind.
My favorite part: S'More Roasting. We also had a serverely hilarious game of Catch Phrase. We were sooo tired after about the tenth or so round, that I actually said "Sigmund Freud" instead of "Siegfried and Roy." The funniest part is my mom thought Sigmund Freud was the correct answer.

We actually ended up going home Saturday night at about 11pm. I just couldn't handle another night like Friday, so we slept in our own beds, had good dreams and then went back to camp with GG and Grandpa-Great the next morning. Liam had been having tons of fun watching the other kids on bikes, scooters, etc, so we brought his scooter up. He is getting so much better. He is actually putting his foot down and pushing instead of us just pushing him around.
GG and Grandpa-Great brought the Sunday paper up to camp. Who would have thought everyone would be fighting over all the sections and it would be such a treat?
The Birthday Boy was slightly exhausted.
Aunt Pam's niece came up with an outstanding idea of how to do smores. First, you roast the marshmallow. Then you put it together and wrap it in tin foil and put it over the fire. This melts all the chocolate and it becomes a savory morsel of ooey-gooey deliciousness!
Liam's favorite activity as always: throwing rocks in the creek and playing with big sticks. It was so cute while hiking on this trail, he was yelling, "Good Morning, Trees! Good Morning, Flowers! Good Morning, Sun!" Do you like his Skeletor jacket from last Halloween? The kid gets wayyy too messy for nice clothes. He is covered in dirt before we get out of the car!

Izzy had lots of fun with GG and Grandpa-Great!
Daddy's Girl in her Colts hat.
This was Liam's other favorite part. He LOVED horseshoes. He called it "THWOW IT!" Wes taught how to throw it close to the ring and he didn't want to stop!
Can you see the look of pure satisfaction on this adorable face?

We hope everyone had a fantastic Labor Day weekend. Now back to the real world for me of cardiac assessment reading...