Anyone who knows me knows that I love birthdays!! I was especially excited about this year because Nate was home!! Believe me he heard it all week from me about my birthday..whenever I wanted something all I would say is, " Remember, it's my birthday week"! That's right I said week - it's not just one day!!
All I wanted for my birthday was to go away for a night with him WITHOUT the kids! Yes, my personal genie granted that wish for me! That morning he took the kids and I to our favorite breakfast place and that afternoon we were off to Bellevue...the mecca of shopping and restaurants!!! What a way to spend your birthday...shopping and the CHEESECAKE factory!! Needless to say I think I gained the weight back that I lost before Nate came home all in a little piece of heaven we like to call cheesecake!!! Oh and I found my new signature drink... it used to be raspberry sours now its pineapple mojhitos!!! Yum Yum!!! To top it off Nate also bought me a new pair of jeans....luckily I tried them on before the cheesecake!!
Nate also surprised me with a new sleeping bag because the day after we got back we went camping with the kids!! For those who live out here...Jim Creek is the place to go with kids! We had the ultimate kid camping site and to top things off we were the only ones there - which was nice as the pirate noises from home followed us there! Our campsite was nestled against the woods with the sound of the creek nearby! We spent three days and two nights at our campsite and had perfect weather! We spent our time bike riding, hiking, killing monsters, boating on the lake, and doing it up camping style with popcorn, lots of hot chocolate, smores, and yummy hamburgers and hot dogs!!!
Connor and Nate putting our home away from home together!
Pictures at Jim Creek
Hot Chocolate and Coffee for Mama and Daddy in the morning!!
The Boyz making the campfire!
Nothing beats a campfire with hot chocolate and popcorn!!!
I have already made a list of more camping items we need..... one thing is for sure though - Camping is definitely going to be a Barton tradition throughout the summer!!
4 comments:
My family camped like it was going out of style when I was growing up and I miss it! I am jealous because it is way too hot to even think about doing that here. Love the pictures! And HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!!!! What kind of friend am I that I forgot it?
It looks like ya'll had SO much fun! You look way too pretty to be camping :)! You're beautiful! Glad you had such a great birthday! Miss you!
How special. Camping is so much fun. I do miss it out there. Elaine is right, way to hot to think about camping here. Plus there is a lack of good camp sites and hiking which doesn't help.
So cool! I am hoping we can fit some camping in soon. We've had such a drought the forest has been closed. :( anywhoo...Happy belated birthday friend, and anniversary and 4th of July! We will be back in PA from July 27 - August 12. Will you, by chance??!!!
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