camper van!

it was all van could talk about for weeks. the stake "father & son" camp out. every night he would mark off a day on the calendar, and count how many days were left. he would talk about it at least 3 times a day. needless to say, he was excited!

we went to the store and he picked out his favorite snacks and soda, and of course marshmallows and graham crackers for s'mores. we made a list of all the camping supplies they would need, and he helped gather everything together and get it in the car.

they got to the camp site and put up the tent, then headed to the campfire to join all the other father's and son's for hot dogs and marshmallow roasting. after dinner, they headed back to their tent to play some video games on the laptop. they got their comfy beds all set up (freddy won't camp without an air mattress), had some more fun playing around the camp site and in the tent, and finally got to sleep around 11:00 pm.

a few hours later, it started to rain. not just rain, but pour...big time. the thunder and lightning woke me up at 3 a.m. and i sent a text to fred to see if they were ok. he said the wind was blowing pretty hard and rain was coming in the tent a little, but van was fast asleep. they made it through the night, and the next morning found that a lot of other campers had left. not my troopers though, they still had some fishing to do!

they fished for a while until van fell in and got all muddy.
they got home and the little man took a hot shower, and then i got to hear all the details about their trip. he was on cloud 9 for the rest of the day.
i love that freddy was just as excited as van was to go on this camping trip. i love that he loves being a dad...and that he's such a good one. he's so patient and kind, and one of the funnest dad's i know. i love that van looks up to him so much, and is always by his side.

so even with the storm, the camping trip was a success. they had so much fun, and got to spend some quality time together as father and son.