Better Together: Summer of fun part 3: Backyard pool/ Camp out

As part of our Summer of fun we have these Badges of Fun that we are doing along with the family reunions, swimming and other activities we already had planned for the summer. The First badge , the one with the tree (picture below) is "Have a backyard camp out." Which is exactly what we did and what this post is dedicated to. The second badge of fun, the one with the car is us "taking a road trip" which we'll report on at the beginning of October and the third badge, "Learn something new" we'll complete in September. The badges have been a lot of fun and we look forward each month to the new badge we get to earn as a family.

Alright, so, we're going to report on our Backyard Camp out. We picked July 22nd for our camp out and decided to make it a pool party too. We invited our good friends and neighbors to join us along with grandparents. We had such a wonderful time!

Awesome, Cal-man, and T-girl had a great time chasing each other, jumping into the pool and throwing water on everyone. Look at those muscles my 2 yr old is sportin.

Now the picture below we call the "Andrew stance". Andrew is Awesome's uncle. If you know Andrew, especially in our family you'd understand this picture. Luv ya Andrew!

Havin our weenie roast. Hot dogs, salads, corn on the cob. A perfect outdoor meal to go with the perfect backyard camp out.

Chat'n around the campfire!

Little H-bug

It was a hot evening. Why do you think we incorporated the water part? Scott was jealous and wanted in on the water action. With just a little help from Cam that desire became a reality....

... and now he's not hot anymore.

Chillin in the water with dad!

Later we said good bye to the grandparents. Broke out the marshmallows, graham crackers, and chocolate and watched Rango on the side of the house. And then we all said goodnight and listened to the neighbors dog bark into the wee hours of the morning. Did I mention it was the Adults that laid awake all night plotting ways to kill the dog? The children slept like babies.

It was a fun end though to a fun backyard pool/camp out party!

Herriman Lake/ Splash park - I wanted to quickly get this fun activity in on this post too. Each month my dear girl friends ( these girls I've literally have known all my life, love them) get together and do something with our kids. This particular afternoon we decided we wanted some beach time. Where do you go for some beach time that's not far at all. Herriman, UT. That's right. It's true. We had lunch, let the kids play while we caught up on the latest gossip. Awesome had a wonderful time. We've been back several times since.