Katie was in charge of breakfast. Although she explained to Pat that she never cooks, the breakfast was great! She taught the nephews how to eat pigs in the blanket. The boys were not convinced of the breakfast fun but still enjoyed the pancakes and porkies.
With Nikolas, Jamison and Peter's birthdays so near we had a little birthday fun. I ran out of time to wrap Nikolas' present so we had a little scavenger hunt. The boys asked that some of their presents could be hidden. 
Katie took the boys to the stream that went through the campground and she was the one that fell in! To her defense she was trying to help Jamison across some rocks...and splash! 
Welcome the newest Van boy, Zachary. He was an awesome camper....man, he packed away the smores!
With all the fun, we needed some rest time, even Gpa. He chose to rest in the car. 
My boys fell asleep and Nikolas did not. Every once in a while he would walk past the tent and peek in to see if they were awake. 
The boys created a super secret chipmunk society. The chipmunks would hide in the woods and one chipmunk would act as lookout. When an adult was spotted and "ALERT" was sent to all chipmunks to scatter. I was able to catch one on film but he ran so fast i just caught a foot. 
Here is a rare sighting of the chipmunks at the watering hole. They were discussing welcoming a the new youngest chipmunk (Grayson) into the secret society. From what I understand, there is a secret handshake and a secret code of conduct but I was not able to torture them enough for them to give me details. 
Grayson loves his new baby brother! 
Dinner time! and for dinner Turtle Burgers. Rob sent me a link to some crazy recipe with bacon, cheese, hot dogs. You then shape it to a turtle and bake. What i did not do was take the time to read the recipe and learn that this would not necessarily work on the grill. So we abondoned the turtles and they became regular hamburgers with bacon. Everything is better with bacon.
The boys were a bit worried when I told them we were having turtle burgers for dinner. " How could you be eating one of your favorite animals!"
Glow Sticks! a camping weekend can not be complete without them! And for once my boys stayed awake long enought to actually use them.
I also tried those JUMBO marshmallows.....it is like having 5 regular marshmallows on one graham crackers. The chocolate/graham cracker/marshmallow ratio was way off but it was fun to give them a try! 
Jamison actually tried roasting his own marshmallow. Usually he asks to have it lightly warmed and them put on the graham cracker. This picture was taken right before Peter decided to move the propane lantern out of his way, with his hand, on the glass. At 10pm we had a screaming boy with bad burns on his fingers screaming that he will never be able to write his name or play basketball. We also learned that all urgent cares in the Rochester MN area close at 4pm.....i guess they can help you when your urgent matter happens before 4pm. 
So instead of an ER, we headed to Walmart to stock up on all pain meds, burn creams and gauze to patch him up until we can get home. It was amazing how many people, with kids, were shopping at Walmart at 11:30 pm on a saturday night! GO HOME and put your kids to bed. At least my kid was still crying and upset about his blistered fingers. Peter is ok, fingers are badly blistered but we are watching them carefully and keeping them dry and clean. He will write his name again and will even play basketball again but in the mean time we make sure he has elastic waist pants on (so he doesnt have to try to button them) and I help him brush his teeth (which i still do on occasion because the teeth never look all clean when he is done). Lesson learned....not all lanterns are battery opperated with light bulbs.
Katie took the boys to the stream that went through the campground and she was the one that fell in! To her defense she was trying to help Jamison across some rocks...and splash! Welcome the newest Van boy, Zachary. He was an awesome camper....man, he packed away the smores!With all the fun, we needed some rest time, even Gpa. He chose to rest in the car. My boys fell asleep and Nikolas did not. Every once in a while he would walk past the tent and peek in to see if they were awake. The boys created a super secret chipmunk society. The chipmunks would hide in the woods and one chipmunk would act as lookout. When an adult was spotted and "ALERT" was sent to all chipmunks to scatter. I was able to catch one on film but he ran so fast i just caught a foot. Here is a rare sighting of the chipmunks at the watering hole. They were discussing welcoming a the new youngest chipmunk (Grayson) into the secret society. From what I understand, there is a secret handshake and a secret code of conduct but I was not able to torture them enough for them to give me details. Grayson loves his new baby brother! Dinner time! and for dinner Turtle Burgers. Rob sent me a link to some crazy recipe with bacon, cheese, hot dogs. You then shape it to a turtle and bake. What i did not do was take the time to read the recipe and learn that this would not necessarily work on the grill. So we abondoned the turtles and they became regular hamburgers with bacon. Everything is better with bacon.The boys were a bit worried when I told them we were having turtle burgers for dinner. " How could you be eating one of your favorite animals!" Glow Sticks! a camping weekend can not be complete without them! And for once my boys stayed awake long enought to actually use them. I also tried those JUMBO marshmallows.....it is like having 5 regular marshmallows on one graham crackers. The chocolate/graham cracker/marshmallow ratio was way off but it was fun to give them a try! Jamison actually tried roasting his own marshmallow. Usually he asks to have it lightly warmed and them put on the graham cracker. This picture was taken right before Peter decided to move the propane lantern out of his way, with his hand, on the glass. At 10pm we had a screaming boy with bad burns on his fingers screaming that he will never be able to write his name or play basketball. We also learned that all urgent cares in the Rochester MN area close at 4pm.....i guess they can help you when your urgent matter happens before 4pm. So instead of an ER, we headed to Walmart to stock up on all pain meds, burn creams and gauze to patch him up until we can get home. It was amazing how many people, with kids, were shopping at Walmart at 11:30 pm on a saturday night! GO HOME and put your kids to bed. At least my kid was still crying and upset about his blistered fingers. Peter is ok, fingers are badly blistered but we are watching them carefully and keeping them dry and clean. He will write his name again and will even play basketball again but in the mean time we make sure he has elastic waist pants on (so he doesnt have to try to button them) and I help him brush his teeth (which i still do on occasion because the teeth never look all clean when he is done). Lesson learned....not all lanterns are battery opperated with light bulbs.All in all, a good trip. Gpa requested a house next year.
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