The boys decided that they wanted to camp by the pond with Dylan on Friday night.

The weather has been so unseasonably warm that it was easy to say yes to their request. Our public schools only go to school Monday through Thursday so Dylan is typically over to our house at lunch wanting to play. The boys worked hard this past Friday to have all their school work done so they could set up camp.

They planned the whole thing out right down to their meals. They set up one of our tents by the pond, made a fire ring, and brought all their supplies down to the camp site.

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They worked nicely together.

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The tent was filled with sleeping bags and pillows.

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Our boys made the campfire (a somewhat safe distance from the tent).

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They even collaborated on the menu. Dylan brought the main course of Top Roman with some side dishes of granola bars and crackers. My boys added the applesauce. Together they pooled their money and went to the farm stand and bought a mini Boysenberry pie, a cookie and a small loaf of blueberry quick bread. I warned them of the effect of projectile vomiting in such close quarters.

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An early evening canoe ride.

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Then back to camp.

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Pretty soon they were cooking up a storm and enjoying some humorous conversation. I knew we should have kept the baby monitor. I could have eavesdropped on their conversation.

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It looked like a good conversation.

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But alas, right about the time it got dark Dylan came down with a wicked head ache and headed home. Clouds came in and it started to rain. The boys slept in their own beds that night. Unlike Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, my boys don’t loath “being sivilized” so much that they will turn down a warm dry bed when it suits them.

I hope you enjoyed the adventures of the boys.
Karen