Father/Son Campout

Last night was our ward's Father/Son camp out. Jacob took Ryan, but no tent, figuring it would be easier to sleep in the back of the van. It seems his plan was sound and they both slept pretty well.

 Ryan was looking forward to this and kept talking about "Go camping wif Dada!"

 The headlamp is always a hit. Even if it takes up half his face.

 The boys enjoyed some time around the lamp-fire instead of an actual campfire because of the fire restrictions that are up now. Not quite as fun as playing with fire, but better than staying home.

And in the morning they enjoyed some breakfast before heading back to join the girls at home.

 In the meantime, while the boys were out "camping" (if you can call no tent and no fire camping), the girls were at home having a fun girls' night of gluten. Since Ryan was diagnosed with Celiac Disease last summer our occasional takeout pizzas that we would have when Jacob stayed late at work or on the occasional lunch treat were done away with, since he was always with us and had to have gluten-free something to eat. So with the boys gone we indulged and got a pizza to eat in the backyard. (I still don't like to bring it in the house since even a small crumb can hook on to any food Ryan might drop on the ground, then pick up and eat, and a tiny bit is enough to send his tummy into "get rid of gluten as fast as I can" mode--ie. diarrhea.)

We also had a movie night and some peach milkshakes to top off the night of fun.

And this morning the girls got to get up and turn on My Little Ponies and watch as many episodes as they could fit in before I woke up. It was lovely to sleep in. Then we headed out and had one last gluten treat: donuts for breakfast.

It was a fun weekend for both the girls and the boys.