We planned to camp out this past weekend to say so long to summer with a bang!
We debated between Saturday night and Sunday night, but finally settled on Sunday night so we would not have to rush out of the tent the next morning to get ready for church.
The weather was cooler during the week last week, but through the weekend it got warmer and warmer.
Warmer was OK!
What we did not plan on was the wind. And I mean WIND.
Usually we camp on the south side of the farm where our fire pit is, the beautiful views are, and the back door into the house is.
We would not have been able to have a fire or keep the tent staked in the ground with how windy it was.
So we set up our camp sight in a little alcove of the house on the north side of the farm, and there was hardly any wind at all!
Addie Mae took this photo from her bedroom window upstairs –
After we got home from church, we all worked in the kitchen together and had a huge spread of yummy summer-like food made lickety split!
The kids were SO excited!! I could hardly get them to eat!
We also had Anaya with us, and she was more excited than the kids! She LOVES being on the farm.
There was lots of wrestling going on. Well, because, BOYS.
Eliza was getting cold and asked me to change her clothes. When I told her I would take her inside to change her, she said, “NO! Mama! I don’t want to miss the camping!” Maybe camping needs a pause button?
It was just after dark when Tate and Eliza were saying they were tired, so we headed in the tent first and they fell to sleep pretty quick!
As I lay there with them and listened to the laughter and conversation going on around the fire, my heart was SO full!
Everyone slept until 7 a.m., which I thought was a miracle! Tate is our early bird, and since we literally were sleeping with the birds, I thought the noise and light would wake him very early!
I decided to make breakfast in the house since our fire was so small because it was in the weber grill, and because there are just so many mouths to feed! Chocolate chip pancakes were the perfect cool morning treat! And coffee, of course!
We hung outside for awhile and let the kiddos play, but a storm was brewing and we needed to get everything inside before the rain came.
The guys put away all the camping stuff while Addie Mae and I got started working in the kitchen! The storm came in the late morning, and wow did it rain!
Big circle days are our favorite days around here – whether the big circle is around the table in the kitchen or around the fire in camping chairs – coming together and spending time in these ways is JUST THE BEST!
So long, summer! You have been good to us!
