Totally enjoyed the weekend
I had a great weekend. The fact of no on-call for work is a given. Friday night my son and I went to a Dad's/Lad's retreat. We camped out under the stars in a tent, with a little over 20 other dads and lads. Very nice. He was able to get muddy from waist down and we spent some quality time alone. This was our 2nd time to go to one of these. The first time, he fell out around 9 p.m. just when the campfire stories was going. This time, I had to pull him into the tent after 11 p.m. Such a drastic change since we been on that Gluten Free diet.
We arrived at the campsite around 6 p.m. and setup camp. Some were there, but many trickled in afterward. After the kids played, ect. we ate hotdogs, chili, ect. 3 dads had a hotdog stick each that had 5 prongs. They were knocking out 15 dogs at a time.
As the night fell, everyone sat around the campfire while singing commenced. Then out of no-where a Kapow! Someone came running toward the camp, turned and another Kapow!
One of the dads is a Civil War buff (and history teacher). He had a full confederate soldiers outfit with a replicate Muzzle used in the army. He portrayed a solider in the Civil War telling the kids of the battle he is in. (Speaking of the actual battles occurring in our area during the Civil War). Afterwards, he answered any and all questions regarding the war. The kids loved it.
The next day, we moved up to another area and had the kids play games, they use to play long ago (before electricity). Kick the bucket, capture the flag, and king of the bucket was among them.
All in all, a great time. It made me really want more of this type of time with the family.
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