Backyard Campout!

Last weekend we decided to set the tent up and give camping a trial run before we head out somewhere this summer. We had a great time and I'm pretty sure that camping should be done with the convenience of your own home right next door. We roasted hot dogs and ate smores and then set the tent up. We took the laptop out and watched "Stardust" (I love that movie and Doug got it for me for my birthday) and then we fell asleep under the stars. Our kids slept great and we didn't hear from them the whole night. I couldn't believe it! Lilly slept in her carseat all nice and I'm pretty sure that we're going to let her sleep in the tent in her carseat every night from now on.I think this cute hat may have been the reason why she slept through the night. What do you think?The next day, to make it an official camping weekend, we went on a hike with Doug's brother JD and his family. We hiked to Silver Lake up American Fork Canyon and we may not have gone if we new what we were getting ourselves into. It was a little more than we bargained for (about a 4 1/2 mile hike that took about 4 hours) but we still had a fabulous time. Here we are at the top of the hike at Silver Lake.JD with his family.Doug with his manpack.Me with my cute frontpack. She did so fabulous! She never made a peep (except for when she screamed with excitement!). She slept the whole way up and then was super happy the whole way down.
She got a little pooped out in the car on the way home. I love how she's holding the water tube so tightly. She must have been pretty thirsty.
This picture is kind of gross but kind of funny. When we got home we threw everything on the floor and then showered and napped and what not. When I went to clean up later I picked up our cell phone and found this smashed spider on it. What are the chances that I threw the phone down and smashed a spider in the process? Gross! I promise this is no trick. It was totally done by accident.
P.S. I went to an Ear Nose Throat doc last week because of this little growth that I've had in my throat that kept getting infected. He said it was a wart (double gross) and he removed it. He also said it was most likely what was not getting infected (although I'm 100% positive that it was because I could see it and Doug also saw it). Anyway he removed it and said everything else that I've been feeling (plugged ears, dizziness, fatigue, etc) is all because of my allergies. Thanks for the diagnosis doc! What a helpful visit...not!