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Summer Bucket List Item: Family Picture and Backyard Camping

We attempted to check off a couple more things from our summer bucket list tonight. Brynn had added family pictures to the list, but I didn't really know what she wanted that to entail, so we thought we could work it in tonight and kill two birds with one stone.

Daddy and the girls were planning to sleep in the tent tonight as backyard camping was one of the other activities on our list. They got the tent set up this afternoon.

It was pretty hot yet this evening so they went for a four-wheeler ride to cool off a bit. 



We got the family photo portion out of the way next. ;-)



It wouldn't be camping without s'mores!












Brynn brought her joke book into the tent as she wanted to tell jokes rather than ghost stories. So, we passed the book around and read some jokes.


Well, everyone was back into the house to sleep by 9:30. haha. They didn't make it too long as they said it was still too hot to sleep in the tent and the traffic on University was too loud. Oh well! I guess we'll still check it off the list. It was a good effort. 

We only have a couple of things left which include project a movie on the outside of our house and attend a Redhawks game which we plan to do the latter on the August 20th home game.

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theweckerlys said…
Wish I was there to enjoy a s’more with everyone!

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