Matt, Matthew and I went on a 3 night camping trip this weekend with our friends Bill and Candace and their 3 kids Billy (4), Sam (3), and Savanna (9 months). Matthew was in his glory being able to play outside with other kids plus 2 kid-friendly dogs. He was so hyper and excited the first night we slept in the tent that I wasn't sure if he would ever fall to sleep!

It was a zoo with 4 kids and two dogs running all over the place....we absolutely loved it!

We roasted marshmallows every night-although Matthew wouldn't eat one because he said they were "yucky".

The boys couldn't wait to go out in the canoe.

Bill and Candace had a huge cabin tent, I was so jealous at night while we were scrunched in our little 2-man tent that you couldn't even sit up straight in :). They were able fit 2 full-size air mattresses, a pack-n-play, huge cooler and a wooden chess inside, while still leaving room on the floor to play! It came in handy when we had a twenty-minute downpour. Matthew and Sam both loved to play with the Diego toys.

Boys will be Boys! They were all obsessed with catching salamanders and tadpoles. Mommy does not like anything slimy so I tried to stay as far away as possible while they played with them. Matthew would lightly touch one and get so happy and scream with excitement, it was fun to watch.

Matthew caught his very first fish on the trip. He wouldn't touch it or put it back into the water though.

Looking for slimy things.

Very quickly they discovered that it was great fun to stomp around in the water barefoot. The water was actually very warm which was nice.

Splash! Splash! Splash!

Matt and Bill caught some perch and crappie to eat for dinner and Matthew thought it was the coolest thing in the world to watch Bill clean and cut the fish. A couple of the fish decided to flop around on the trailer while they were waiting to be filleted and Matthew felt it was his job to hold the fish down.

Marshmallow/s'more time!

The bean turned into a little egg monster. He must have eaten more eggs than anyone! He would finish his plate and then go and stand patiently next to Bill saying "more eggs please".

I think it's safe to say that Matthew loves to camp and be outside.

All the boys went out on a canoe ride, although it was cut short due to the fact that Matthew kept wanting to stand up and rock the boat. They all had a fun time though.

While on a hike to hunt for owls, Candace was able to do what few people have been able to do.....put Matthew to sleep while holding him. She must have the magic touch.

Savanna and Matthew took a liking to each other.....I think Matthew might have a little crush. :)

Everyone had a blast on the camping trip. We were all sad it had to end, but none of us complained about getting to go home and take a nice, long shower. Matthew is already looking forward to the next time we all get to go camping again.