Backyard Campout

Two weekends ago we were supposed to go camping with friends in New York. Of course, because it was a Miller/Rhoads family trip it rained. (It ALWAYS rains when we camp with them.) This time, the weather looked especially bad and the thought of pitching tents in a thunderstorm with young children was just, well, Ugh. Grudingly, we cancelled our trip.

I was still bumming about my lost campfire time (i.e. smores) a week later when I came up with a wonderful idea. Let's have a backyard campout! So we invited our friends, the Riveras and the Orrs, to share in a campfire dinner and dessert at our house. There were mountain pies and hotdogs over the fire, mac & cheese, fresh applesauce :), salad, and baked beans, as well as more mountain pies and smores for dessert. In a flash of brilliance, we borrowed a projector and screen and had the kids spread out their sleeping bags in the yard to watch a movie. They loved it!

It was a perfect way to spend a fall evening.

All the kids:
Raquel, Taylor, Liliana, Jillian, Sofia, Natalie, Paloma & Will