While I was away visiting Rachel in New Orleans, Dan was busy taking care of William. To kick off the holiday weekend, Dan took William on his first official camping trip. They have set up camp in the living room many times, so William is very familiar with the terms "camping" and "tent." However, this time they were off to Prince William Forest Park, the great outdoors!
William was fired up! He could spend every second of every day outdoors. He could play by a creek for hours, collect more sticks than a beaver, throw countless rocks in the water, stare at little waterfalls and stand frozen still while listening to the sound of the water trickle down stream. He just loves to be outside and so does his Dada!
Dan invited Su, our good friend and William's buddy, to join in on the overnight adventure. Friday evening the group packed up and drove to the camp site. After pitching the tent, William enjoyed a hearty meal of Pringles, hotdogs and Cheetos.
He never stopped moving either. In and out of the tent, around the car, running and spinning with pure joy radiating from his little body. The boy had a blast.
Once it was evening, William changed into his ever popular wheels jams and hit the hay. Su had brought along his computer and a movie that he thought William would enjoy. So the three boys settled in for the show and then climbed in their sleeping bags.
William woke the troops up at 6a.m. on Saturday morning. Dan said they were probably the first group awake in the entire campground. But hey, William was eager to continue his wilderness adventure and thus headed outside again for another round of rock throwing, stream listening, waterfall searching, stick collecting good times.
Dada has definately found his best friend for the outdoors. I can only imagine what adventures they'll have down the road and the priceless memories that this father and son will share together.
As for me, I can only imagine what I might find in William's pockets when he returns from their outdoor adventures.
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