The Best Weekend of the Year, with a pretty sad ending!

So, if you were to ask my boys what their favorite weekend of the year is, they would both tell you it's the weekend of the Fathers/Sons campout. They absolutely love going camping with their dad...and I'm pretty sure he enjoys it just as much as they do! And if you were to ask me what my favorite weekend of the year is, I'd give you the same answer! I must say that the advantage of having only boys is that once a year I get 24 hours completely, 100% all to myself! Those are some precious times, folks. :)

So, this year's campout was held the last weekend in March at Fontainebleu State Park. The boys left to go and came home just as I was headed out the door to go to a Young Womens function. They looked tired, happy, and both boys looked pretty pink... Hmmm, it sounds like they had spent about 5 hours at the beach that day without a drop of sunscreen. Yikes! And keep in mind, this was in March, so it's not like we had been out basking in the sun prior to this. This was the first time their skin had seen much sun in months.

(the only picture Garrett took at the campout...with their friend Aaron at the breakfast. Cute boys!)

So, I got home after the boys were in bed and just as I was getting myself settled in for the night, Sam came out shrieking in pain. So, that slight "pink-ness" was the worst sunburn you've ever seen in your life! He was in so much pain, it was impossible to console him or help him in any way. I gave him Ibuprofen and took his shirt off and finally after about an hour, he calmed down enough to sleep a little bit. But of course he was in my bed and I wasn't about to move him so I slept on the couch and Garrett slept next to him. About an hour later, Tyler came out in tears. Same story... So, just as one would have the Ibuprofen kick in, the other would have it wear off and we did that same round for at least 24 hours. We stayed home from church on Sunday, which might sound like we are wimps, but I am telling you that there is no way in the world I could have got a shirt on Sam that morning. By that morning, he was covered in big oozing blisters from shoulder to shoulder and could not move without crying. It was absolutely miserable! Tyler's got better pretty fast and he was fine to go to school on Monday morning. Sam, on the other hand, was basically at home and shirtless for at least 3 days. It was the worst sunburn I've ever seen. Once the pain started to subside, he would wake up several times a night because he was so itchy from the peeling skin. Oh, good times I tell ya! So, after about a week, we were somewhat functioning again, but it was a loooong week! We definitely learned a lesson there, I'm pretty sure!

Don't ask me how there is a smiling picture here. I sure don't remember even one single smile out of that entire week!

So, this post wraps up March. We're moving on! Still plugging away here!