Enjoying the Outdoors

For Memorial Day weekend, we decided to head up to Independence, Kansas with some of our friends and do some camping. It was beautiful weather and the kids had a blast!!! It's amazing that once outside there's no need for toys to entertain because nature becomes the entertainer
As the tents were being set up and the fire started the kids had fun exploring "the dark forest" just down the hill from our campground. They found "swords" and fought the dragons .
We enjoyed a campfire dinner, exploring with flashlights, having smores, and looking up at the millions of stars that lit up the night sky. Our tent was a perfect fit for the four of us and the kids actually slept very well.
The next morning after breakfast we enjoyed taking the "hike" down to the water, skipping rocks, looking for frogs, and canoeing. The kids all wet and dirty and were loving it!!!
Unfortunately it had to come to an end and Austin got really upset because he was never able to catch a frog down at the water.However, later that night we found a grasshopper in our house that was very content to sit on Austin's hand. And he was super happy about that!!