Backyard Camping
Those of you who read my blog regularly know we spent last weekend making memories with our beautiful grandchildren.
We brought the camping experience to our backyard! We thought we’d put the tent up by ourselves. We had a little trouble getting set up ( Grandpa came and saved us).
This is the official backyard camping outfit, giggle, don’t you just love these pj’s?
We played hard, ate too much and laughed A Lot! We made smores.
I referred to this one as the mutant smore!
Smores can get everywhere, giggle.
We went fishing at the pond up the street from our house. They didn’t catch any fish but they had a great time.
Two years ago my sweet husband made a bet with the grandchildren that he could beat them in a running race. He won! They wanted to end the weekend by volunteering to pay their debt ( this was totally their idea)
Do you remember when things like washing the car were fun and not work?
They had fun in everything they did, happy memories were made, and our hearts were full.
After everyone went home it was time to rest.
I love being a grandparent!
“May the Lord bless you and keep you; may He let His grace shine upon you and be gracious to you; may the Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.” Numbers 6:24-6:26 NIV
Good to see you’re spending time with your grand children over the summer. Camping out in the backyard seems like a great way to spend time with the family and enjoy nature. Thank you for sharing your weekend.
My grandkids arent at that stage yet but I sure do look forward to doing things like this with them.
I also love being a grandparent!!
So funny that this is your post. My husband I were just talking about when my daughter is old enough we can backyard camp at Grandma and Grandpa’s cause they live on a beautiful lake….such a great idea! Cute pictures!
Oh my, a lake in the back yard now that is a dream of mine. I know your daughter will absolutely love it!
That looks like so much fun Katherin. Glad it was a great time with family.
Great blog! We are going camping next weekend. Following you from the Friday Blog Hop 🙂
Hello so happy you hopped over!
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Looks like so much fun!
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Welcome Kyna!
So cute!
thank you
Looks like you all had a wonderful time.
it was great!
It looks like grandchildren AND grandparents had a wonderful time.
Fun was had by all 😉
looks like a great weekend and these are memories the kids will always remember!
I sure hope they do. Hugs
I sure hope they do. Hugs 😉
Such fun!!
🙂
Looks like everyone had an awesome time! Great photos! Being a grandparent is indeed such fun! ~Hugs, M
It truly is sweet Mitzi
Katherine, what a fun post, and I am sure your gkids had a wonderful time, and lots of beautiful memories in the making all around! xo
It was wonderful Hugs!!
What a great collection of pictures. They look wonderful and I can see they are happy when they are with you two.
Making memories with them is one my favorite things to do 🙂
Fun times!
it really was 😉
Katherine that certainly looks like a super-fun weekend!
Oh you are so blessed to have grandchildren!!
Cute pjs!!
Glad you made such special memories! xo
Deborah xoxo
It was a riot, kids say the darnedest things too. We sure did make some happy memories. 🙂 xo
Yes, because grandparents get to have the fun – and then they give the kids back!
oh so very true 🙂 love it!
Well, that certainly does look like great fun my friend! Being a grandparent is the absolute best, isn’t it?! Gorgeous photos of everyone, including the mutant smore!! I am still waiting for my giveaway to arrive that I won, as I have never tasted them before, so I think I have a real treat in store. That pond looks great, especially being so close to you. What a wonderful idea to camp in the back garden. We have a very large garden, so I think that next year, this will certainly be something for us to do. By that time Eli will be four and Ruby will be two and a half. I could always get my 13 year old granddaughter to camp out with us as well.! Lovely warm post today.
Hi sweetie, you won a giveaway of smores? Oh my goodness I hope you’ll tell us all about it. I highly recommend camping at home so much fun. Big Hugs my friend!
That looks like so much fun! Makes me wish I had a backyard!
I think I’d really miss my yard if it weren’t there. Hugs!
Ha! Glad you all had a good time…..Now, don’t sleep too much trying to recoup from all the fun! LOL
giggle…xo
oh, my 3 children would have love to join in all that fun!!!! and what’s “camping” without getting smores all over you?! the best part of fishing is the actual “doing”… not really getting the fish. well, that’s what i tell mine… because i don’t want to clean the fish and cook them! so i encourage them NOT to bring any home! lol
you 2 are such wonderful grandparents! (although you look entirely too young to be one!)
Steph, if only, you know your little ones would have been included. Big Hugs!
P.S. thank you for the compliment too
Don’t you wish you had just a little of their energy? I know I do!
Lord if I only could bottle some of it for those slow menopause days…….
sure looks like a fun weekend. LOL.
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We had such a lovely time