Last campout

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5	6	7	8 One more campout before we move! See Sam's rope tied to a tree? He was so excited to be able to climb again!
9 He made a double reef knot all by himself - also called a double square knot he is telling me now - to secure his rope. I am so proud of him. He learned about those knots in two books he has - one from his uncle Doug and one from Blaik, a handyman helper we have grown to love, who in turn found the book on a yacht he cleaned out for someone. Sam earned the book because he donated a rope to Blaik to help pull out a bougainvillea in a neighbor's yard. Love how ropes and relationships depend on interdependence for strength.	10 Scootering to mini golf at our campout!	11	12 First a little juice for hot boys!
13	14 Then some tee time after mini golf. Mommy is quite hot and tired at this point (we've already been on a hike, and set up camp by this point!).	15 But they are so cute - who can resist boys who want to do minigolf more than ANYTHING?	16 Then for gatorade and a snack. Sam picked fruit! Ben and I had...ooops...Cheetos!
17 Then for dinner it was a three-course pantry surprise - fruit can, SPAM, and minestrone. All served up in cups because I had no more paper plates. But cups worked remarkably well.	18	19	20 And are stackable when done...
21 Sam tending to the fire. He is getting so responsible. He can roam in the woods without me worrying about him finding his way back.	22 Ben saying something funny!	23 Roasting Nilla Wafers because the mini store was out of marshmallows. Soooo...we called these S'NORES. What if you cross SPAM and S'MORES? SPORES!!!!!	24 Really quite good. And not as much of a parent headache, truthfully.
25 They look like tiny burgers.	26 The moon was nearly full on our way to the bathroom. Our lighthouse on Mokapu was lit. That was one of our first hikes here. And where we went whale-watching.	27 Darker on our way back.	28 I love silly morning faces!
29 Coughing spree! We are getting over colds. So they had a coughing bonanza around midnight for an hour but other than that it was peaceful in the tent. Just Sam playing my hand, Ben rolling over onto me. Someone making something stinky. Coughing. Now I have to finish moving packing on very little sleep.	30 More morning silly faces!	31	32 Happier now :)
33 Peeking out to the beautiful forest.	34 Sam cut his pancake very artfully!	35 Now we're getting ready to pack up. Tamara is coming to pick us up since we don't have a truck.	36 Sammy found a friend! The biggest millipede ever!
37	38	39	40 Tamara and her crew are here! Time for a little fire experimenting! If you put pine needles on you get mini fireworks!
41 But don't put too many on or you smother it. I felt badly for the premature end to the fire, so to the cheer of young boys I relit it!	42	43	44 Oh yeah!