Bonding with Daddy

Friday night, my boys went camping. Well, not technically camping, but they set up a tent, made a campfire, and toasted marshmallows in our front yard.  Scott and I set up the tent together, which was a testament to our strong marriage, and then the boys were good to go!  

Zadie and I stayed around long enough to enjoy some s'mores (I even ate one of Lucas's WAY overdone marshmallows) and then we went inside to sleep in our comfy beds.  After about 30 minutes in the tent, Lathan wanted to come in too.  So mommy and babies stayed in the house, but my big boy and his daddy slept in the tent ALL NIGHT!!  My brave boys!!

Lucas decided that he wants to live in the tent from now on.  I had to convince him that living inside would be much more comfortable in the long run! He has been promised a monthly camp out from now until he gets too old to enjoy it.  Scott loves bonding with our wonderful boys, and camp outs are just one of the ways he does it.  Other ways he regularly spends one-on-one time with our boys:

• four-wheeler riding
• raking and jumping in leaves
• swimming (in the summer)
• water balloon fights
• bonfires
• making and wrestling in forts made from sheets
• playing Mario on the Wii
• deep conversations in which he answers a lot of tough questions from a three-year-old

Scott takes every opportunity to spend time and do activities with our sons, so this is not a comprehensive list. These are just the activities that he does so regularly they have become routine! Sometimes mommy joins in on these super fun activities, but most of the time, I hang back and let Scott and his boys build their memories through "manly" bonding.