A new tent for the up and coming camping season. Now that we are new parents the good old two person “snuggler” just wont due. Check out the new Marmot Limelight 3-Person Tent. It’s a 3 season tent that includes a foot print and gear loft. Here are the stats: 10-square foot vestibule, 43-square foot interior, 41 in height, 3 pole set up with pole clips that make the Limelight Tent quick and easy to pitch, weighs only 5lb 14oz,Marmot added mesh panels to the walls for increased ventilation, and a lifetime warranty.

What Mom doesn’t like accessories? How about jazzing up the stroller with some nice conveniences for the stroller. Like this handy little BOB Single Jog Stroller Handlebar Console. Complete with two water bottle holders and a zippered storage compartment for keys, phone, wallet and what ever else Mom needs.

Here is a fun one the whole family will benefit from the Camper’s Dream Ice Cream Ball. Simply load ice and rock salt in one end, and ice cream ingredients in the other end. Play with the ball, rolling it around for 20 min. and, voila, you’ve made a pint of delicious ice cream! Or you could go big and opt for the Camper’s Dream Mega Ice Cream Ball. It makes a whole quart. Now that’s more like it.

Finally, how about some fun family games. REI has a great selection ranging in all kinds of prices. My favorites would be The Great North American Bird Watching Trivia Board Game and the Wham-O Glo’N the Dark Air Darts.

At any rate, they found him…a little cold and hungry…about a mile away from camp…but safe. We’re all very thankful. I must say the mobilization efforts of the people of Utah are touching. (Namely, the  The Garrett Bardsley Foundation and the Summit & Wasatch County Sheriff’s Offices) It took only a few hours and there where hundreds of volunteers on site searching by foot, horseback and ATV. There is a lot to be said about that many people dropping everything on a dime and collaborating to find little Benjie!

Within an hour, search and rescue teams from surrounding counties arrived. A Wasatch County Sheriff’s Office plane took to the skies with the DPS helicopter. Volunteers – including an Arizona couple on their honeymoon – gathered to help in the search.

Read full article from the Salt Lake Tribune…

Benjie’s mother was shaken but held the right attitude…namely, that you can’t be afraid of the wilderness. It’s too beautiful and too important to the livelihood of children everywhere. What you can do is work hard to educate children about the dangers of wandering off in the wilderness alone. I also really liked that it was her intention to outfit her son with a whistle whenever they camp from now on. Great ending to a scary day in the mountains of Utah.