Kids wanting independence!...

[Ivan...]

Hi, the boys wanted to carry all their own gear, set up their individual tents, have their own fire pit etc etc, so we headed off to the woods and let them go! Obviously we were not too far away, what with fire and sharps, coz boys will be boys!
They had a great time, cooking their own grub and keeping the grown ups with unlimited boiling water, grandma even came up for a few hours and they cooked her pasta with melted boursin!

As i sat and took a few snaps, i was really proud of them, and how they had listened and took it all in, just goes to proove that if you do something they are interested in they will absorb the info, also i was very jealous, i wished just for a moment i was a 10 year old boy!

Anyway the pics tell their own story.

Thanks for looking.

Ivan...

 

[Scots_Charles_River]

Love the wheel barrow 'recliner'.......

 

[crosslandkelly]

Great pics Ivan. The boys look well contented.

 

[swotty]

Great pics...I love the GWP

 

[jacko1066]

Awesome pics Ivan mate, they are very lucky kids indeed!!!

Atb
Steve

 

[Goatboy]

Hi Ivan, Looks like you're all having a great time, and just imagine that the trip could well appear in a 20 in the future "Bushcraft memories" thread like the one on here. I always loved getting away as a kid, and too many parents molly coddle their kids and don't let them these days. So hope the boys appreciate it. Cheers GB.

 

[Ivan...]

Thanks, for the comments guys, it really was a magical couple of days, partners brother came up with his son and hunting dogs, who along with the kids enjoyed the freedom, even though he managed to break yet another cheap chair!

He and his wife, who also camped had a lovely time and commented how happy their son was, and considering it was an odd number, not one fall out!

I was very lucky as a kid, that my dad shared his love of the great outdoors with me, and am extremely lucky to be able to pass that on, it works, it really does.

Just did not have marshmallows, toasted on whittled hazel sticks, between two rich tea biscuits for afters!

Ivan...

Swotty, took me a minute or two to work out GWP! He looks like he has borrowed another dogs head for the weekend!

 

[Toddy]

I really enjoy seeing threads like this Ivan
Brilliant way to grow up Halcyon days right enough

atb,
M

 

[dave53]

looks like a great weekend ivan nice pics regards dave

 

[Bucephalas]

Looks like a great weekend mate. What a difference a bit of nice weather can make too.