Alive and Camping

What better way to reintroduce myself to blogging than to show you how Beckett's first camping trip went!

There was no make-up, no cell coverage, no air conditioning, and only the heat from our fire at night. We tent camped with an 8 month old! I'm not going to lie, I was crazy nervous. To the point, I was ok with packing him up and getting a motel room in West Yellowstone if things didn't go smoothly. I had no expectations, I just thought we'd take it as it comes and see what happens.

And go figure... our little guy loves camping! He loved being outdoors and watching the trees sway in the breeze. He loved just sitting on the blanket in his bug tent in the shade and playing with toys and screaming as loud as he could just to hear his own voice.

There was a mama moose and her 4 week old calf (according to the campground host, I'm not that "in tune" with nature) near our campground that we got a couple pictures of with Chris' telephoto lens... don't want to get too close to a mama moose.

This mama got to enjoy a couple glasses of vino near a fire, roast some mallows, and just relax. The bed wasn't comfortable, my face was freezing at night, the mosquitoes were horrendous, and it was fabulous!

Beckett's newest thing is waving, we haven't captured it in a photo yet, but he opens and closes his hand in salutation and it melts my heart. Just to know that my little man is beginning to understand and communicate with us is incredible. He is on the verge of crawling and I'm soaking up every "you'll be right where I left you" moment. Hope this makes up for my absence and I hope to treat you to more stories and more photos soon!