Dad Rules !!!!!

On a Saturday afternoon and Dad says, "let's go camping!" Mum braces herself for the flurry of activity, squeales of excitement, 20 trips to the shed leaving all the doors open enabling cats out and flies in, then little ones so exciting they sit in the hot car for an hour waiting for dad to finish his foraging. No...I didn't go too.

😚 This is a Dad and kids trip where there are only Dad's rules and should be "what happens at camp, stays at camp! !" But unfortunately in the past, there have been storied leaked...like how many Tim Tams one had for breakfast and who cooked noodles at 2 am because she was hungry.... who was dragged behind the car on the surfboard for how far!!?

This is little Jed's first real Dad Camp experience and felt very grown up leaving me behind.... yes I stayed home 😚. Don't get too excited for me....with 3 teenage boys too....who found their own dinner thankfully 😊

Sleeping in tiny tent, on back seat of the car or in a hammock didn't really tick the boxes for me after a week of little sleep and high activity.

So yes....Mum stayed home 😚😙 As I sit here in my comfy bed after having 10 !!!!!! YES 10 hours sleep, waiting for the burst of noise and chocolate filled excitement, to run through the door (hopefully in time for showers and get to church on time.) I've been thinking just how wonderful their Dad is! Not forcing me to go for 1 thing is pretty sweet. But to give the kids these experiences of freedom and thrills without Mum there . To have just 20 hours with no micro management or even clean faces and teeth brushing, can obviously be very liberating for 4 , 6, 9 and 11 year old.

Waiting for the stories to be added to the memory bank....like long girl's hair stuck in tent zips having to be cut out, marshmallows sticky in sleeping bags, buying a Thomas Tank Engine Birthday cake on their way out of town just because they could. ..etc...etc...

Phil rocks !!!!!!! 😚😙💜💛💚😊😚