Lordy lordy...

My 40th birthday happened to fall on a supermoon this year.  When we discovered this last year I was dead set on camping out on my birthday. As the time neared and Jenna discovered I was serious she became a good sport and the weekend was on.  The Green's were gracious enough to join us.

We went to Petit Jean mountain.  I've been there as an adult but haven't camped there since I was a kid.  It was fun to take the kids a place I went several times when I was their age.  It hasn't changed much at all with the exception of the walkway over the lookout point. Luckily they had steps down to the old points so I could take my kids out on the rocks where Dad took me. 

We had a little rain Saturday afternoon and we got a little wet.  It was worth it though for the drop in temp and to get rid of the bugs. I woke up in a tent 2 days in a row.  The first morning I was 39.  The second morning I was 40.  As you can see from the morning picks with the kids snuggled to me; there wasn't much change at all. 

Cam's 1st movie

Friday afternoon was light for me, so I snagged my little girl for a lunch date. Jenna was thinking of taking Noah to a movie so I checked times for her and noticed Winnie the Pooh was opening today and 1 started in 30 minutes right next to us so....

She did pretty good.  She giggled when Pooh was 'rumbly in his tumbly.' I noticed she stopped giggling about 40 minutes in so I checked on her and she was fast asleep.  She spent the last hour with her head on my shoulder snoozing away.  It was the best movie I've seen in a long time.

 

Happy Father's Day 2011

A guy and I were talking last week.  He and his wife are starting to think about kid's and he asked me how great it was.  My only response was it is everything you can imagine but this is not the week to ask because everyday I come home, Noah has paint on his hands.  He won't tell me what it's from, only 'it's a secret.' Finally, this morning I was given the fruits of his labor.  A blue box he painted for me. Inside was written, "I love you because..." and a bunch of notes.  Jenna swears he came up them all without prompting.  I also got a new apron with a new moniker that was pretty clever. Highlight of the day was hitting golf balls in the yard beside the trampoline while the kids jumped with a sprinkler on.  Noah singing with VBS at church was cool too.  All around great day.

Happy day to all the father's out there, especially my own.  I love you man.  Can't wait to tee it up soon.