Family Fun: Back to Camping in Full Swing

We set up our camper Tuesday because we were up here for that fishing event, but we headed back home afterward since Brantley was at school. Wednesday we came back up, cleaned it up, did our grocery shopping and all that, and then called it quits for the night. Thursday I had to drive back home to take Brantley to school. He and I came back Thursday night. So today is our first real day of camping for this stint.

It was crazy hot all day. Tim and Brantley stayed in the camper. But I decided to pretend I was back in the '90s and lay out sweating to death in an attempt to get a little color on my skin. After going back in and spending a couple of hours catching up on school work it finally cooled off enough to go back out. We broke out all the decorations and decided to glam up our campsite.

We're camping through the 4th of July weekend, so I got these cute, battery-operated, LED lanterns at Dollar Tree for $1 a piece! I love them! 

I brought our citronella tiki torches from home. I found 3 terra-cotta pots I had once painted a pretty blue color, filled with sand, and stuck the tiki torches in when we had a tropical-themed backyard. Now those pots need to be painted. I planned to paint the red, white, and blue for the holiday, but then I realized we're camping. The worn look is ok. There's no need to spend money on paint just for that.

I found a cute chevron tablecloth at Hobby Lobby for 66% off! Check out their spring and summer items right now! They're crazy cheap!

We strung rope lights and... Voila! Our campsite is decorated! (Just between you and me, I hope to do a few 4th of July crafts before the holiday actually gets here to glam it up a little more).

The rest of the evening I played with Brantley...

While Tim grilled us some steaks!

I rocked Brantley to sleep, and then Tim and I relaxed by the campfire late into the night.

Ah... Camping and the great outdoors! (Or should I say "glamping?")

Adventures: Camping on Our Land ~ Mother's Day 2010

In 2010 we were trying to sell our house in central Arkansas that stood on a couple of wooded acres with a pond. It was the perfect house for outdoor enthusiasts, but it wasn't suited for a family at all. Mother's Day weekend of that year Whitney's parents came down to help us fix up the house some to get it more presentable to sell. After a couple of days of hard work, we decided to spend Saturday night and Sunday morning pretending we were far away from civilization. We kept a campfire going, cooked hotdogs over the fire, roasted marshmallows, sipped hot chocolate, and just enjoyed a getaway just outside our back door. Although we had no kids, it would be the perfect, free "getaway" to do with kids. If you don't have kids, change things up by camping out back with your spouse. Add a little zest without a lot of dough.

 

The dogs will be glad you did!

Keep Trying

"Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all."

~Dale Carnegie

Setting Limits

"Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, you can achieve."

~Mary Kay Ash

Go For It!

"Go for it now. The future is promised to no one."

~Wayne Dyer

Crafts: Baby Brody Gift Bag

In addition to the main gift my mom and I gave her for the shower, I decided she needed some help starting off her scrapbook for Mr. Brody. I gave her some scrapbook embellishments, and I make this gift bag to match the decor of the shower. I used a brown paper gift bag, scrapbook paper, 3-D embellishments, ribbon, and 3-D letters.

All Things Possible

"We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible."

~C. Malesherbes