Eli loves making note of who is doing what and when. Specifically, he loves telling everyone if the boys are doing something, or the girls. He is very into telling me, "Mommy, the boys are eating over here and the girls are eating over there today." or "Mommy, the girls are playing with that ball and the boys are playing with this ball." This goes on all day, every day. So when Lehr told Eli that the two of them were going to meet "D" at the campsite this last Saturday night, he was all about it. The first thing he told me was, "Mommy, the boys are going camping and we're going to have 'Dudefest' at the tent."
It sounds like the guys had a great time. Their campground wasn't as nice as the one Lehr and Eli visited in December, but it was good enough for Eli. They hiked a bit and set up the tents. Eli got to use his hiking/walking stick; Grandpa Jim made it for him last summer when we visited Tahoe. After some baseball and general 'camp' stuff, the guys feasted on a dinner of red beans and rice and hamburgers on hot dog buns. When it got dark, Eli was very excited to build a fire and roast some marshmallows.
He completely torched the first one he had loaded on his stick...it caught on fire and everything. I called the boys at 10PM to check on them and Eli was still up (they'd just finished dessert). He was very very VERY excited and chatty. Lehr said he settled down a little while later and they all slept until around 8. D and Daddy made pancakes for breakfast and Eli amazed D with his ability to eat many many cakes.
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We used to have a "father-daughter" camping weekend every year when I was younger. Jessica, my dad and I would go camping with another dad (my dad's friend) and his daughter. We always had such a great time and we will always remember that one-on-one time we had with our dad. Eli is so lucky to have a dad who does things with him like this!!
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