Camping Out!

I can't believe it's only the beginning of March and I'm able to post this! So today was just a BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL day. I just couldn't get over it and I just happened to have a really great day with my girls which made it even better. I was dreading today because I had to get up and make sure the house was in order for a home inspection we had from 12-2 (which meant I also had to be out of the house for 3 hours with the girls right during our normal nap time) and then plan for a showing that evening right during dinner. BUT actually all the things I had to plan around made my day go really smooth. The house was clean by 11 and we took off for some free play time at Malones (the local Gymnastics Gym) then made a quick stop at the bank, then McDonalds (my bribe for the day), then we decided with the weather being so nice and no toys at our McDonalds that we would have a little picnic at the park and play on the toys afterwards. Well the weather was in the 60s which was just awesome and we had a blast playing at the park and got home right around 2 and then ALL three of us took naps (in our house that had been cleaned and left untouched all day....how often does that happen!) When everyone woke up around 4:30pm we had about an hour till our next house showing and Lance returning home from work so we had a quick snack did a quick run through on the house and headed outside where it seemed that the entire neighborhood was out playing....so fun! The girls rode their bikes and had fun seeing their friends and then Lance and Justin decided that this would be the perfect weather for a Camp Out. Seeing as how my girls had slept until 4 and 4:30 in the evening this was actually the perfect plan since there would be no way they'd be ready for a 7:00 bedtime. So we started the night off at our house with hot dogs and smores, and then the boys and all of the girls except for Maddi headed back to the Henrie's house to see how much sleep they could get with 5 people in a tent! The girls were So So excited. The Dads were excited and also very curious to see how long it would take for the all the girls to fall asleep, and I was anxiously awaiting my free night in my own comfortable bed! We all made bets about how long they would all last. I said if it wasn't going well, I would expect Lance and Mia home by midnight/1am. It's now just past midnight so things can't be going too badly! This is actually Mia's VERY first camping experience. :)