Camping in the yard with the boy

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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Camping in the yard with the boy

Posted: 10/17/2008 5:24:01 PM EDT

Gonna be a long night

Posted: 10/17/2008 5:25:42 PM EDT

[#1]

I can remember being like 3 and doing the same with my dad. That long night will seem worth it when your kid grows up to be a giant asshole like me. Or something like that.

ETA: and have fun listening to all the cars racing on the parkway all night long.

Posted: 10/17/2008 5:26:35 PM EDT

[#2]

Might be a long night but I hope it's one he remembers forever.

Good luck and make him tell you some ghost stories

Posted: 10/17/2008 5:27:21 PM EDT

[#3]

Long night and great memories.

Posted: 10/17/2008 5:28:21 PM EDT

[#4]

and we had fire, get some of that too.

Posted: 10/17/2008 5:50:24 PM EDT

[#5]

The world could use more good dads like you.

Posted: 10/17/2008 7:02:55 PM EDT

[#6]

well it was a noble experiment while it lasted....

Posted: 10/17/2008 7:04:20 PM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
well it was a noble experiment while it lasted....

You got scared, huh?

Posted: 10/17/2008 7:08:55 PM EDT

[#8]

Oh well. At least you tried.

There are a lot of dads that would be too busy or have some other lame excuse.

Posted: 10/17/2008 7:09:55 PM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:
well it was a noble experiment while it lasted....

Mom will keep you warmer.

Posted: 10/17/2008 7:12:51 PM EDT

[#10]

Roast marshmallows and hot-dogs with him. Sometimes kids like the simpler things like that. Good job daddy...

Posted: 10/17/2008 7:20:27 PM EDT

[#11]

he actually fell asleep after quite a bit of arm twisting, but then woke up, looked at me and said "sing a song, dad"

I said "which song?"

He said "the bear song"

I don't know of any bear song, so I sang the bob the builder song, and he put his head back down for a second, lifted it back up, and said "where's my bed?"

I knew it was time to go inside.

Posted: 10/17/2008 7:24:27 PM EDT

[#12]

head back down for a second, lifted it back up, and said "where's my bed?"

I knew it was time to go inside.

Actually, you are wrong

The little guy meant go inside and get his bed and stuff it in the tent

Posted: 10/17/2008 7:24:47 PM EDT

[#13]

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Gonna be a long night

Good for you

Posted: 10/18/2008 6:25:08 AM EDT

[#14]

So after breakfast this morning he looks out the window and says he wants to go in the tent

So here we are out in the tent and he's taking a nap

Posted: 10/18/2008 6:43:51 AM EDT

[#15]

Good on you, novagator! Getting your boy ready for the outdoors and camping is the best thing you'll ever do! I got my boys outside in tents at ages 3 and up, now they are so into it, that they got their mom (HATES camping) ready to purchase a trailer RV thingie to go camping with us!

We should be going to the adirondacks soon for some nice winter camping. One thing I would advise: make SURE you impress the importance of having a full canteen on him before walking more than 50 feet from camp!

ex_mil

Posted: 10/18/2008 6:47:19 AM EDT

[#16]

We started taking the kids backpacking when they were 3 and 5. The next year, my wife was 4 months pregnant when we went again. The following year, the youngest was 4 months old and we went backpacking for 5 days. A month ago, my son, now 27, called and said, "let's go camping for a few days". He did ALL the cooking and treated me like a king. 12 degrees in the tent but we had a heater. We had a great time reminiscing about all the old camping and backpacking trips we took. GREAT TIMES!! Memories that you and your kids will never forget.

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