Half-birthday camping trip

Today Cutie turned two and a half years old! We celebrated by going camping with Uncle David and Aunt Rachel. This was her second time; the first was last fall, when she was 18 mos.

Rebecca didn't do quite as well sleeping in the tent as she did last year (I woke up at 3am to find her sitting up on her pile of blankets, reading her Bible by moonlight, and Daddy had to help her go back to sleep); but overall it was fun. (Side note: Rebecca's favorite Bible story is "God Takes Care of Noah," and she insisted on leaving the Bible open to that page when we made her put it down so she could go back to sleep.)




Rachel did an excellent job planning our Tex-Mex themed meals, with fajitas for dinner, and breakfast tacos this morning; but we were so busy chowing down, that we forgot to take pictures of the fabulous spread, both times. We also had s'mores last night, but Rebecca liked the graham crackers and chocolate much more than the marshmallows. Here is David helping Rebecca eat a mid-morning snack.

The weather was perfect--70s during the day and 50s at night, and no rain.

Today Rebecca enjoyed her first kayak ride on a lake. Here we are ready for launching.

David and Rachel in the green kayak. I'm sure they would have picked orange, but Rebecca beat them to it. Blue is Rebecca's current favorite color, but that wasn't an option.

Rebecca enjoyed helping Daddy paddle at first, but then when the sun got to be too bright for her little eyes, she wanted to go back to the shaded shore.

She got to end the adventure on a good note, playing at the park with Uncle David while Mommy and Daddy packed everything up. We are already looking forward to next time!

Growth stats are:

height: 36 inches

weight: 30.5 lbs.

clothing size: 3t or 4t, depending on brand and style

shoe size: 8.5xw (no Target shoes for this kid!)