We're baaaaaack!!!

Last month, the 3 of us went camping (again, surprise surprise!!!). We had a lot of fun. Samuel is getting so big, and he really enjoyed all the big boy stuff he got to try this year!! Like. . .




Woodcutting. . .a Wolfe family favorite. And really, a favorite of anyone who wants a fire, and thus eat :-)

Sam got to try his hand at helping Daddy with the firewood. . .he carried logs to the pile, watched attentively as Daddy split them (and Mommy too sometimes!!), and even helped make some kindling.

It didn't seem to matter what he was cutting though. . .Sam was happy just to be "big" enough to try. He also enjoyed. . .



some target practice!!! Way off in the distance you can see the target stuck on the tree there. Daddy had a lot of fun shooting at it with his new air gun. Samuel was a perfect shot everytime. . .with his stick :-)


Every morning when we got up, Samuel got to enjoy this big boy favorite. . .



COFFEE!!! Ok, so it's really a big girl favorite. That's certainly what was in my cup!!

Samuel got to enjoy a steaming hot cup of cocoa in the morning, and he loved every sip. I let him have a marshmallow in it once, but he ended that by insisting that a marshmallow in the cup = reach in up to your elbow no matter what Mama says and spill the whole thing everywhere just to try to grab that slimy white thing!!! Maybe he'll be ready for marshmallows next year. For now, hot cocoa is special enough.





The most exciting "big boy" event of our trip had to be. . .

Fishing!!!! Samuel caught his first fish, and he was so proud. We of course fried it up and ate it, he thought it was "delicious!" It was the first fish I ever fried myself, so that was interesting. It was pretty good. . .none of us starved at any rate :-)

As any good preschool parent does, we stayed committed to potty training even while camping. So Samuel also got to experience the "big boy" attraction to. . .




Watering the trees!!!



Look out "Girls," here comes "Potty Training Gone Wild!"







Sadly, we ended our camping trip early after Samuel got sick. He was pretty miserable, especially at night with a horrible cold/cough that kept him up having a hard time breathing. Poor guy :-(





You can guess by how awesome I look what our night was like!!







We had a great time anyway :-) Here's some other highlights. . .



Samuel loves our dog "Tundra." She is the only dog I know how will tolerate 30 lbs of all boy "riding" her. As you can see, she is thoroughly thrilled!


BIG HUGS!!





















We took a fun hike with Sam in our new backpack.



This kid is ALWAYS eating. . .











And as always, Andy "conquered" the wilderness with his innate ability to stay in that frigid water for long periods of time.
Following closely in his footsteps. . .Samuel, conquering our yard
:-)

Someone save me!!! Too much testosterone!!!!!


I hope you are all well; know that you are loved!! I guess this blog site has changed some. . .this was much easier! I'll be better, I promise :-)
xoxo Beth