Definitely the best night to go camping . . . ???

So we decided for the first time all summer to try and go camping (yes, smart, I realize, in a HOT Minnesota summer with a 6 month old and a crazy 3 year old). Our best move of the day was by far picking a spot less than 5 miles away from our house "just in case." Honestly, it's a place called Lebanon Hills with some of the best mountain biking in Minnesota (stop laughing all you Utah folks), great hiking, and beautiful camping. Here's a picture of the visitor's center.



Luke did GREAT -- helped unpack the car, tried to set up the tent, no whining or crying, really a good kid. He learned the beauties of being a boy (LOVED peeing in the woods) and got to try cooking a hot dog over the fire. We had a great time by the campfire and he was just a happy boy. Both kids went to sleep fine and all was going well (other than poor Evie who got rolled on twice - once by Luke who can't sleep in one spot and then by the dog who was trying to take over her blanket). Well, all went well until about 330 am when the lighting started and the severe weather/tornado alarms sounded. We threw the kids in the car and packed up most of the not-so-waterproof stuff and finally decided to drive home in a crazy lighting storm and flooding roads. However, we all made it home, slept in our own beds and ate our camping breakfast on our backyard porch. Then I took the baby shopping! Seriously, my kind of camping trip :)

Yay, camping!

Luke doesn't like toasted marshmallow or marshmallows on chocolate (crazy child) but loved them straight out of the bag

Our Camping Breakfast

Also, I had to throw this in -- some of you likely know about my handbag obsession (yes, it's true) and so I finally got (via birthday presents) this bag I've been lusting after for months -- just had to put in a pic -- Ken is currently shaking his head in amazement. I got in the mail today along the with the pink dansko clogs for work I ordered off of ebay (another slight obsession) and am so excited. I can't wait for work on Monday. :)


oooh, so pretty . . . .