So we went camping last weekend. It is always such a big deal to go anywhere especially with kids. The car gets stuffed full of all our gear (which is usually the wife who ends up packing!) then when you get there you realize you forgot something in our case I forgot to pack the camping chairs-ya I know where do you sit around the camp fire?? Well since our kids go to bed so early at home (Ellie at 7 pm and Kale at 7:30) we just decided to go to bed! We went in about 9 pm and I read to the kids for a while then we tried to get them to go to sleep but of course the sun isn't down yet. The next morning was horrible because none of us got enough sleep and the kids well all of us were so cranky and went straight home and crashed! I of course get up and go to the bathroom every 2 hours but I found the best toilet seat you put on a bucket and some garbage bags made to go in! They were fantastic. I put it in the corner of the tent and didn't even have to go out. The garbage bags are wonderful because the have stuff in them so you don't smell anything! You got to love inventions like this. But despite all this, it was fun to get the kids into the mountains. They had so much fun especially Ellie, the walked around everywhere and kept saying "hike, hike" it was a good time. It is sad to say that this was the first time Nate and I have been camping together! He has gone alot since we have been married but never together. Hopefully we do it more often and when the kids get older it will be even better!