Ethan goes to Camp and turns ELEVEN!!!

Ethan at his campsite

The view at Camp Hale


The tent Ethan slept in all week

The dude is EXHAUSTED after a long week!

Happy Birthday Ethan!!


So, last week Ethan went off to Boy Scout camp. He was gone for a whole week, and it was so hard!! We missed him like mad. Friday night, Josh went down to the camp with another dad to spend the night with the boys and bring some of 'em home. It worked out great, b/c Saturday was Ethans 11th birthday. According to all the stories I've heard so far, Ethan had an amazing time. He got up every morning at 5:15 to practice for the mile swim he choose to complete at the end of the week!! Can you believe that?? I was certainly surprised, and so proud of him. He did the swim on Friday and did amazing. Throughout the day he worked on merit badges for swimming, pioneering, first aid and pottery. He accomplished every one! His favorite he said was pottery. It was a great week, certainly and amazing experience for him, one he wants to repeat next year!! He is still catching up on sleep, when we got him home, we went out to eat w/ the fam and he could hardly keep his eyes open. After we got home, he fell asleep on the couch and stayed that way for about 2-3 hours. The only way we could get him up was by telling him he could open his birthday presents!!! :D He'll be playing catch up for a few days, but it was worth it. Happy Birthday Ethan!!!