Urban Camping

About 3 months ago, we planned a camping trip with a bunch of friends for this past weekend. At that time we had dreams of sunshine, warm temperatures, perfect nap times, etc. Then about a week ago we collectively decided to do some urban camping instead. This is the activity of still sleeping in your house, but getting together all weekend for fun adventures. See below for the sequence of events:


Oliver and I were waiting for mom to get off of work on Friday so we stopped at the mall and found some yummy, healthy frozen yogurt with blueberries.

We then headed over to the Kruse household for some great grub! Here are the boys sitting patiently at the table for some food.

Hayden and Oliver playing "follow the leader" on some great riding toys. They were doing a bit of racing and bumping into each other. Luckily they have a few years until they can get their license.

Another great reason to do some urban camping is we got to spend some time with the Tamayos one night and the Sullivans the next. Here Mike is entertaining the kids and teaching them some fun tricks.

Hayden taking a little quiet time to himself and reading Thomas the Train.

By coincidence - Hayden and Oliver have the same pjs and were sporting them that night. Unfortunately, I couldn't get a clear image as they never stopped moving.

The next morning everyone came over to our house for breakfast. We had a surprise guest - the dump truck at Moll-e's house. Here are Gavin and Oliver posing in front of the lifted dumper.

Time to eat - from left front to right: Hayden, Oliver, Gavin, Avery, Ella

After breakfast, we all headed over the the Bellevue Strawberry Festival to listen to Casper Babypants. Casper and his sidekick are super entertaining and sing some great kids tunes. Here are Gavin, Avery, and Oliver dancing up a storm.

Oliver walking away from a dance with Shana.

We all left the Strawberry Festival and went our separate ways for a few hours and then hooked back up in West Seattle without kids to see the movie premier of Argentina Futbol Club (check out http://www.argentinafutbolclub.com/ - to see trailer and info). A good friend - Gavin Sullivan co-wrote and co-produced the film. Above is a quick photo I took while in the movie catching his name on screen. If you are a soccer fan - you should check this documentary out.

We then took the time to have a nice dinner/drinks before heading home late to relieve our parents.

What a great Urban Camping weekend!