Last night was the Wade Thomas Campout. The Campout is an annual event that involves families spending the night on the lower playground of the school—sleeping in tents, having picnics, and lots and lots of kids running around and having the time of their lives.
This year was not the year for me to sleep, or I should say not to sleep, in a tent for the night, so we had to tell the girls earlier this week that we couldn’t do the campout. Needless to say they were crushed. There was disappointment, there were tears, and Chris and I felt pretty bad.
Enter Marla and Neil Murphy—friends of ours from Wade Thomas and TJ’s Gym and in Marla and Chris’ case, from high school. They invited Elsa and Alice to join Emma and Abby—two of their four girls—on the campout. Happiness entered the household once again.
Here are some pictures taken last night at the start of the campout. Chris just got back from picking up the girls, and while I don’t know how much sleep they got, I do know they are still buzzing with excitement from the evening (and the coffee that they had this morning. Don’t ask.).
Thank you Marla and Neil for including our girls in your family last night. Hope you both get some sleep this weekend.
Dad here. Thanks to Marla and Neil...you rescued Elsa and Alice ! Boy, are you tough to sleep on air mattresses...mine always seemed to run out of air by midnight. Get some sleep today...I remember camping with Boy Scouts...those were long nights. I am sure Chris and Margie enjoyed the rest they got.
ReplyDeleteThanks again, bill..grandpa