Father-Son Campout

Aidan and Mike joined Kelley, Owen, Emmett, Conal and Grandpa D for the annual Father-Son campout.  As usual, it was fun, hot, wet, sticky and loaded with mosquitos : )  Aidan reeeeeaaaallllly looks forward to this weekend every year.  They set up tents on Friday, then spend the weekend fishing, playing games, cooking-out and swimming. They attend Mass together at a country church in Door County.This year they came home a little early on Sunday because it was raining and I think the tent was leaking just a bit.  They all come home low on sleep and with lots of bug bites and sticky dirt on them.  Sounds like a grand weekend (for the boys) doesn't it?

The day before they left Aidan was so excited he decided to pack up his stuff early. He shouted down the stairs, "Mom, I have everything on my bed that I'm going to take!".  I went up to his bedroom to find this scene...

Well, let's see.....lightsabers - check.  Hat - check.  Gun and jack-knife - check.  Walky-talkys - check.  Football - check.  Pretty good.  He only forgot a few nonessential items like clothes, underwear and toothbrush.  Not bad for an eight year old boy.


Here are Aidan and Conal, gearing up...

Mike gearing up...

Emmett, Owen and Kelley

Owen and Grandpa

And the girls plan a ladys' weekend (oh, and lil Seamus too!)

Father-Son Camping Trip

What does a seven year old boy look like when he returns from a weekend camping trip with his dad? Well, you can see for yourself that he looks like boy who had a great time in the sand, water and grass, a great time roasting sticky marshmallows, a great time sword fighting, and last but not least, a great time trying to pick out his only clean shirt left in his bag to wear with his least-dirty pair of pants to mass on Sunday. If the amount of sand on the bottom of the tub was any indication of how much fun he had, than I can tell you he had the time of his life!!!

For the full effect of this plaid on plaid outfit that Aidan was wearing upon his return, click on the photo




This scrap under Aidan's eye was an accidental stick swinging injury, bound to happen with several boys in the same campsite...thankfully, his eye is fine.