It was Spring Break this week and we thought we did not have any plans for it. Well...things sure change from quiet to chaotic really fast! We got a call from our favorite camping buddies to go up to East Texas at Lake Bob Sandlin for 3 days. We could not resist! It would be us, the Williams, the Altices, and the Probsts.

After spending what seemed like eons packing enough food and gear we thought we were on our way, only to hear that William's little friend Dakota broke his collar bone during the packing time and would not be able to join us until Tuesday night. We were really sad. William kept telling us, until Dakota came, "I'm done camping now. I want to go home." No buddy & crazy bugs. I think camping did him in! He is just so funny! We went camping last August at Lake Lavon and he was scared to death of the bathrooms because they were covered in grasshoppers and spiders. The first time he had to go at Bob Sandlin he walked into the bathroom, looks around, and says, "Good, there are no grasshoppers here mom."

Brie, Nate, and Natalie really had a blast as always though. They rode scooters, played team tag, cooked way too many marshmallows (and sticks), and even went fishing and wading. Nate managed to catch 2 fish, a trout and a sunfish, thanks to a neighbor camper who lent him some secret bait. (Bright Neon Yellow Power Bait)

Sam won the award for knowing backwards and forwards how to get camp from home. He had to work on Monday and Wednesday but managed to take off Tuesday because of MAJOR overtime. So, he drove to the campgrounds Monday night to stay with us, woke up early early Tuesday morning to take Brianna to work at the zoo, drove back that afternoon, then left to go back to work early Wednesday morning. We were all really glad he was able to be there with us for most of the time though.

We celebrated Natalie's 5th birthday, and Saint Patrick's Day, on Tuesday with cupcakes and the traditional "Not Wearing Green Pinching." Of course, as always, Sam and I got pinched.

Funniest moment of our trip was when we were getting ready to leave, Nate really wanted to try fishing one more time. (He was wanting to catch The Big One!) So, I took the kids to the brim pond, tucked back in the woods. While we were there, William out of the blue tells me that he needs to go potty. At some point during this trip, Sam had so graciously taught William how to go standing up. (I, for sanities sake, have always taught my boys to sit at first. Much cleaner!) Knowing that he now knew how to stand, I told him to go to a tree behind us and just go. Well, he did. Right through his clothes and all. When I saw him dripping out his shoes of course I freaked out. "William! What are you doing?! You don't pee through your clothes! Your suppose to pull them down." Then he comes back at me, "You didn't tell me to mom." I felt so dumb, but had to laugh. No I didn't tell him that. He is still learning. Better luck next time. By the time we got home, we were exhausted, but there was no rest for the weary. Natalie's birthday was never-ending this year!