Camp Clayton!

We hosted Camp Clayton, a family outdoor adventure from 4pm on Saturday until 1pm on Sunday. Great time had by all! Six families participated. At 4 pm, the campers arrived and pitched their tents. Our neighbor Steve let us use his back lawn since it is nice and grassy. Thanks Steve!

After this we had some free time for folks to kick back, get acquainted, kids to play on the swing set, etc. Then, we had a cookout dinner - burgers, dogs, baked beans and green bean casserole.
After dinner, the kids and Kyle played flashlight tag and we hung out around the fire pit and roasted marshmallows.

Tas and Chance had a fabulous time. Maybe too much because Chance was 47 at dinner, which is very low and not showing any symptoms. Around 9ish, we headed into the tent at Tas' request, "Tent Mommy".

Tas and Chance were having a good time in the tent, but definitely having a tough time settling down. The other younger campers were having some of the same issues.

Fredrik, Oskar and Gunner bailed around 10:30 pm and went home. After determining that Tas and Chance were too wound up and overtired, we put them in their cribs at 10:40 pm. A late night for them. Tas cried because he didn't want to leave the tent.

I ended up sleeping inside as well since Chance was low going into the night -  a 63 reading at 11:30. So it ended up that Max, their little buddy from daycare, was the only toddler who slept outside and slept well at that! Because of this, I gave Max the MVP of Camp Clayton award on Sunday morning. I don't think we could have found a cuter MVP!

On Sunday, everyone woke around 8 am. I brought Max into their nursery to wake up the and it was very sweet how excited they all were to see each other.We quickly got the hot beverages on since it had gone down to 43 the night before, so there was a definite nip in the air. Just like camping in the mountains! We had bacon, eggs, biscuits, and fresh fruit around the camp fire.

Folks played kick the can, chatted and I took some photos, something I don't find much time to do these days. The boys played hard and enjoyed every moment.
At noon, we had peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and more fruit. Everyone said that we should do it again next year. It really was a unique experience. Next year, we'll use Benedryl. :)

Here is our group photo. All 2010 attendees, get an automatic invite for 2011.

If you can believe, after all this, I co-hosted a baby shower for DeDe on Sunday afternoon. Good time here too. I got to kick back and enjoy some wine and conversation with great friends.