We had a family hike planned for Sunday but the hospital is about a 10 hour round trip so..... when he asked if we could camp I thought why not? It's actually the perfect opportunity.

He's decided that he'd like to use just our day hiking survival kits, supplemented by a stop at the grocery store. Again, I thought why not? The family BOB can be our backup but we're going to use our sleeping bags and thermarests because it's still getting cold at night and the boy doesn't have an ounce of fat on him.

He told me this morning that he wants to make his own shelter this time - but we'll sleep together in mine. I suggested that if we make the shelter together it will go up twice as fast or be twice as good, but whatever. As long as he's having fun, learning a little and being safe. I'm sure my Grandma will love hearing the stories he regales her with.