It’s been fairly cool here recently as summers go. The days have only been in the low 80′s, and the nights drop down to around 50. On Friday night, Jackie suggested I follow through with my long time standing promise to the girls of camping out.
It took a bit, but I finally guilted Jackie into staying out there with us. We were only in the backyard, and with the house windows open, Jonah could be heard if he cried. So, everyone but Jonah camped out.
At first, I had the whole tent unzipped, meaning, screens were the only things between us and the outside. There wasn’t much of a breeze, and Jada was even saying she was hot. Levi was the toughest by far, as he just wouldn’t go to sleep. When he finally did, the unfamiliar noises kept me awake for the longest time. About the time I started to doze, Levi began tossing and turning like crazy. I thought I heard Jonah, and woke Jackie to let her know. She said she wouldn’t be coming back out. Turned out, Jonah hadn’t cried at all, but Jackie still took advantage of the opportunity.
A few minutes later, Levi fully woke, and I took him inside to her. I went back outside, and attempted to get some sleep. This was around 3am. I dozed a little, but when waking once, noticed the girls looking cold, so I got up and zipped up the tent to retain what little warmth we had. I tried getting some more sleep before my 6am saturday basketball alarm went off.
All in all, it was fun, and honestly, while, cold, the weather was probably just about right. I think the hardest part was Levi since at 2, he’s just young enough to want to play instead of sleep if others are around. We slept on air mattresses, which, some will say is cheating, but those “some” are either under 25yrs old, or don’t camp out.
