Backyard Campout!

For Jackson's birthday this year, he decided that he wanted to have a campout in the backyard. He invited six boys for this sixth birthday, and they had a blast! We were a little overwhelmed by all of the boys, realizing that we were very out numbered! Some of our friends stayed to help out, and we couldn't have made it without them (Thanks Bo, Noelle, Kenny, Roseanne, and John!!!) We had quite a bit of trouble figuring out how to get the tent to stand up, and this was AJ and my first time setting up a tent on our own. Bo came to the rescue, and we had it standing pretty quickly! The boys had water balloon fights, played with water guns, played baseball, roasted marshmallows, and had a big pancake breakfast this morning! Jackson and Griffin decided to sleep inside and didn't make it through the night in the tent. They said that the crickets and frogs were too loud. They all agreed that they had the most fun playing on the slip and slide, and even suggested adding some soap to the slide to make it super fast! We did, and they flew down it. Jackson wanted a chocolate cake with chocolate icing (no suprise here...his favorite! My son is a true chocaholic!!!) and wanted to decorate it himself with a six, tent, and some windows for the tent. Here are a few highlights from the night!