Camp Successfully Over

Time to go home! It was fun, the kids liked it. We had a free pancake breakfast before we left, I guess they do that every Sunday morning. And now in two weeks, Katie goes back to school! Summer time is almost over. The relaxing and fun times off will be missed, but the summer heat will not! Grateful for the family time!

Camping Continued

Well, our second day here at the KOA. It seems really fun. They have activities for the kids each day it seems. A pool. A little store and pizza place if we need anything. But let me tell you about the bugs!! No, not roaming around eating us. In the bathroom! YUCK! I guess they come out at night, when they're attracted to the lights inside. I went to wash my face before bed and man. They were all over the counter where the sinks are. It's like the counter is marbled with them, it is grody. They were gone in the morning though, so they must have cleaned in there. I am so thankful my Mom filled up an air mattress for me to sleep on. After that horrible sleep at the Jethawks from being pregnant, this mattress was sweet relief, even if I did have to share it with 2 kids. 

 

Emma is always willing and ready to pose when my Mom wants to stop on the side of the road for a nature shot. She's a good sport.

For our first full day at camp, my Mom wanted to go to the river. My kids tried, they really did. But, we're just not as into nature as she is. So, they put their feet in, and played in the shallow water. My Grandma sure dove in good though. It was a good time together hanging out, but we didn't really get too wet.

After the river, we hung out at camp, playing games and went for a swim. They liked the pool a lot better than the river water!

The kids played water balloon games the camp did.

  We got dinner ready together. The KOA had a communal kitchen area that we were able to use. Pretty neat. We just had to bring our own pots and pans and things. And of course s'mores for dessert! The ultimate camping dessert!

My Mom brought these weird popcorn things that pop over the fire. Kinda cool.

Summertime KOA Camping

Camping is not something on my top 10 things I love to do. But my Mom loves being outdoors and all that good stuff, so we go for her. My kids always have fun when we're there, but I'm pretty sure they're like their Mom, and would rather be in a hotel any day than a tent. It's important to have experiences though, so I do like my kids having the opportunity to camp. I don't want them to be teenagers and have never been camping. That's just embarrassing. Haha. We stopped at the store and they both begged for a Princess toy that is sold by the registers. Funny how they're 6 years apart, wanting the same toy. Made me laugh. 

 

I'm grateful my cousin and his family came camping with us. I have a firm belief that cousins should be friends and also that it's more fun with more people. I'm always grateful when my kids have friends to play with on our adventures. It helps the experience, and helps them have better memories.

The kids enjoyed their first day at camp. I'm glad my Mom had so much equipment already in her garage, to help with the cost of things. I'm too pregnant for this heat though.

Jethawk Sleepover

This was Katie's favorite event of the year! She already can't wait to do it again next year! We went early, so that we could get one of the 1000 jerseys they were giving away, just for fun. We stayed for the baseball game, which came with free meal tickets since we purchased them through the Girl Scout troop.

When Katie got bored, we went to the grass to throw around a ball that Gemma bought for Athena to play with. Emma was having fun just being outside and watching the girls play. She's crawling now, so she kept running away and making me catch her :p

Finally after the game was over, we were able to go to the car and bring our tents and things in.

Tons of troops showed up. We only encountered one problem with a rude leader while there, forcing my Mom to move her tent after she put hers right in front of my Mom's view of the big screen. Haha. After everyone got settled, they played the movie "Frozen" on the big screen. They passed out Sour Patch Kids and a Girl Scout Patch for all the girls. Gemma was even nice enough to go to the liquor store and grab some extra snacks for the girls.

I didn't know it was a family event, so I didn't plan on staying. I thought it was only for the girls, so I didn't want Emma to be there bothering everyone. Turns out, it was an event for everyone who wanted to come with their Girl Scout. Dads, brothers, sisters, Moms, etc were all there together. Not all, but a good chunk. If I would have known, I would have stayed the night with them. Next year for sure. Maybe we can even bring Katie's cousins next time, that would be fun. Katie's really looking forward to it.