Cowboys, Camping, Campfire

Aspen is enjoying every minutes of being a big sister, well except the moments when Bryant is crying. At these moments you will find her fingers in her ears. Since the moment Bryant was able to come home Aspen has wanted him to play with her. My comment to her was that she didn’t know what she was wishing for.Bryant has always adored Aspen and he is now able to play with her some.Well it is more like Aspen plays with him while he lays and watches her every movement while he is trying to participate with a seek or a laugh. It is great fun to watch the two together. On one occasion Aspen used Bryant as a mannequin and dressed him up in her cowgirl boots. He loved the fact that Aspen was playing with him and he enjoyed it so much that he kept kicking them off only to have her put the boots back on.

The tent came a few days later when Aspen used her favorite blanket to create a tent for her and Bryant with his jungle gym. When looking over at them all I saw were Bryants little legs kicking as fast as can be and Aspen trying to make the tent perfect from the inside. I am sure this wasthe first of many tents that they will make together.

Joe turned 33 this year and I decided to get him an outdoor fireplace. He has wanted one for many years well only about two but the many years statement makes him sound old. I had wanted to do a little backyardcamping, but not sure how the weather would hold up this time of year. Sofor our Friday Family night we (Joe) cooked steaks on the grills and then stoked the fire for some s’mores. The weather was great except for the wind so the evening ended quicker than intended.