Ace and Ben's Camp Out

The buddies decided on a camp-out birthday party this year and each invited 5 friends to our backyard.

And told their grown-ups to drop them off and go home.


We began with a scavenger hunt. The kids hunted for snakes and geckos and crayons and pencils and bubble gum.

Next up, was a water bucket relay race. Ace's team won, and they were very excited about it.

Then, it was time for a snipe hunt with Super-Grandpa. He took the kids on a hike in the woods behind our house and taught them his classic snipe call. It goes something like this, "WAH! WAH! KEE-KEE-KEE-KEE-KEE!" The kids called and waited excitedly to catch the snipes in their paper bags, but alas, the snipes escaped them. Luckily for the kids, they managed to scare the snipes into our backyard, where they scattered candy and then escaped before their return.

After the snipe hunt, everyone was hungry and thirsty, so we had a snack.

And then roasted marshmallows for s'mores (highly supervised, of course).

Then, there was singing and cake.

Twice...
And some camp-out favors for our little friends.


After two hours of fun, the parents returned to pick up their kiddos. And the four responsible adult chaperones collapsed. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa for helping us host the party today!