Blake's First Camping Trip!

Last weekend, Donnie took Blake on his first camping trip... in the backyard. Donnie told Blake about it a week before and so Blake talked about it all week and told everyone that he was going camping in a tent. Donnie even went and bought him his own sleeping bag. He was so excited. Blake has a book called, "Fred and Ted Go Camping" we read that book everyday!
So they made a fire in our fire pit and cooked hot dogs and s'mores outside.
And Blake carried out his sleeping bag, kitty, and taggie (which go with his everywhere) and set up his tent.
This was Blake practicing how he was going to lay down in his tent just like Fred and Ted.
Donnie took Blake and they rented two movies to watch in the tent with the portable DVD player.
And this was the little camper before he went to bed. I really didn't expect him to fall asleep outside. I figured they would come back in after the movie and both sleep in their own beds, but they slept outside until 4:00 a.m. when Blake heard a train that woke him up and he kept saying "choo choo daddy!" and then a motorcycle drove by and so he couldn't stop talking about that and then he told Donnie he was cold, so they came in and he went right back to sleep in his bed. Donnie was VERY proud of his son. He can't wait to go camping for real out in the "wilderness" (that word is Robyn's not Donnie's). I am so lucky to have a great husband who wants to let his child try everything and be so involved in his life. I love you Donnie and Blake!