4th of july camping

it's been an annual event the last few years, and it would've been sad to miss it.  weren't exactly sure how we would swing a trip back to IL over the holiday, but we're glad it worked out in the middle of this work trip for daddy to have a few days off with us.

sleeping in a new spot is always fun - especially when you get to share a bed with your brother, stay up late, wake up early, and giggle a whole bunch after lights out.

naptime on papaw's boat

i feel badly about the pictures we managed to capture on this trip.  both thing 1 and thing 2 were there, and both were having soooo much fun.  i'm going to have to get better at chasing thing 1 to get pictures... he's just big enough now to go do his own thing more, and it's not really right next to mama.  he was pretty comfy out there on the water, and with the help of his life jacket, was swimming all over!

nothing quite like homemade ice cream!

happy sweaty 4th of july from thing 1 and thing 2!