Camping

I guess you could say that we are always up for a challenge.  Last weekend was the Zlomke family campout, and we didn't want to miss it... again.  So we hauled a car load of stuff, our two boys, and a tent to Fort Kearney for the weekend.

We may be up for a challenge, but we aren't totally nuts.  Instead of the Thursday through Sunday extravaganza for some, we came just for the Saturday and Sunday.  Trust me, that was plenty.  We had a blast, but we were EXHAUSTED by Sunday afternoon.  So exhausted that we ALL took a 4 hour nap when we got home!

G waking up bright and early in the tent.

Here are some highlights from the trip:

• Staying up most of Friday night to make Grandma's cinnamon rolls to take for breakfast.  Thankfully, Jason talked me into making a double batch because one whole pan burned.  We still had plenty.
• Jogging with my dad Sunday morning.
• Watching 83-ish year old Papa throw Owen up in the air.  I'm pretty sure one more toss and they both would have ended up in the ER.  One with a broken arm, and the other a broken hip.
• Griffin having a blow-out diaper in the pack-n-play during dinner.  That's what I get for pushing the apple juice (even if it was watered down) to keep him hydrated.
• Dad's awesome pork chops and Jaekeun's Korean food.
• Walking to the Platte River.
• The plethora of bean side dishes at the Litchfield potluck dinner.
• Driving around Saturday afternoon, just so the boys could have some sort of a nap (and so I could get out of an hour reading historical markers at the actual Fort Kearney).
• Griffin finally realizing that swimming is fun.
• The boys each taking a shower in Dad's camper.  If you've ever been in a camper bathroom, imagine it with me, Jason, Owen, and Griffin with a lot of crying and a lot of soap.  At least they were clean in the end.  And Owen was proud to have taken a "shower" instead of a bath.
• Owen's huge eyes when he went to bed in the tent repeatedly saying "I not scared."
• Penny the puppy.