Knowing that we will be in a new country with no new friends and certainly no cousins nearby we thought having Nykolas' birthday party before we left would be a good idea…..thus the idea for ‘The Great Campout’ was born (although it was too cold for our little people to actually sleep in the tent). It was wonderful.....a bonfire, hot dogs, s'mores, a tent cake (a la Aunt Christi), uncles and daddies to play hide and seek, presents, Laura (my parent’s neighbor whom the kids have fallen in love with...), Uncle Bill (a family friend), a scavenger hunt, sleeping on the living room floor with cousins, and a huge pancake breakfast......a child's delight! Oh, and Evan's girlfriend, Carla, drove her VERY cool red Herbie and gave Nykolas a ride….the cherry on top of a perfect birthday!
