Faux Camping

We have been wanting to go camping for a long time but never made it...until now. We wanted to take the dogs but weren't sure how they would do with a campfire and sleeping in a tent so we decided to give it a trial run in our backyard first. My little Eagle Scout put our tent up while I was at work yesterday (he's on spring break). When I got home we took the dogs for an hour and half long hike. We grilled burgers, cheddar wursts, and chicken then built a fire in our fire pit for s'mores...yummm. The puppies did so good! They enjoyed sitting by the fire with us (especially when we started dropping crumbs from the s'mores). Duke slept in his bed right beside us and Kala took the opportunity to sleep on top of our sleeping bags (which we didn't mind because it was a little chilly and her body heat was welcomed). With the success of this faux camping trip, we will hopefully take some real camping trips in the future.