Had a terrific camping trip with Corey and Caleb and Josh and Zak a couple of weeks ago.  We went to the country, and set up in the corner of a field in which I have camped for decades.  We did all the camp things, like a fire, roasted hot dogs, cheetos (which are a kid favorite, and will be on the menu until they decide they don’t like them), slept in tents, played with glow sticks, made smores.  We all ran around a lot, flew kites, walked in the woods, played in the grass, spent time doing “tick checks” after any excursion (we were careful, Moms.  Lots and lots of bug spray!).  The next morning we broke camp after pancakes, and headed to Yellow Creek for some serious splashing and rock skipping.  It was just right, except for juicing the kids up on sugar and expecting them to fall asleep in 20 minutes.  That will call for an adjustment…

One of the things I enjoy the most about being around the grand kids is the way they say things.  The title of this post is a combination of statements from Zak and Caleb.  Zak called the woods the rain forest.  I have a feeling Diego on TV has influenced that.  And when we walked on some fallen trees, Caleb called it walking on branches.  I thought that was wonderful…  I’m kind of crazy about my grand kids, in case you haven’t noticed…