4th of July

We had a great but interesting 4th. We went to Wyoming to spend the weekend with Mikes Aunt, Uncle and family. We went to a lake and camped out in tents. They had boats and jet skis' and we had a blast. UNTIL it was time to put the kids to bed.... the first night it was no problem for Parker to fall asleep. Ashlyn on the other hand was a different story. Mike was up ALL night (on the 4th). Everyone we went camping with was up because Ashlyn just cried and cried. She wouldnt eat, sleep or calm down. When Mike would get her to sleep he could come back into the tent and as soon as he layed down she would start the whole procedure again... Finally around 2:30am Mike puts her in the carseat and drove around the camp grounds until she fell asleep. He ended up sleeping in the car with her because he didnt attempt to take her out in fear of her waking up again. About every hour she woke up and Mike continued the journey again around the campsite. Until 7am he finally came back and we started our day (Saturday). During the day the kids were great. We had so much fun. Parker LOVED the water. He loved to ride and drive the jet skis. He had fun going for a boat ride but most of all liked going for a ride on the tube. Ashlyn seemed to enjoy the dry ground more than getting into the water. So she played on the ground and loved to be held the whole time. NIGHT CAME.... we crossed our fingers. This time it took Parker just about an hour to fall asleep. We were praying that Ashlyn would go to sleep ok but once again.... She wouldnt eat, sleep, or relax. She screamed until 12am so we finally loaded the car and went to a hotel about 30 miles away. It was our only option because we didnt want to keep everyone else up all night long again. Plus the wind was blowing so hard that the tent was making soooo much noise to make it impossible for Ashlyn to sleep. So we went to a Hotel and with in 5 minutes of us getting there, she fell asleep and didnt wake up until 8am. ????? what happened???? we dont know! Over all it was a blast. We wont go camping again until she is a little older! Happy 4th everyone!