Camp

In July, I didn't take very many pictures because I think in my sub-conscience I knew that had taken sooo many. :)
But the few I have, I will post, of course.

 We went to Koronis Bible Camp at the end of July. It's the camp that I had gone to ever since I was 7. Mark and I counseled the junior campers (9-12? year olds) for 3 consecutive years when we were first married. We hadn't been there to stay since we had kids and had never done the "grown up" stuff. We were excited to be able to do that this year. We had a terrific time. The messages were about the how we were created to glorify God in all we do and that anything we do that doesn't glorify God is a sin. They were incredible messages. We also had such a great time with all the now adults that were kids when I was a kid. It's fun to be able to do whatever we wanted whenever we wanted...sorta cuz we have our own kids. hehe 

Well, anyway, I only took pictures one day. It was of the trip that the Grasshoppers (3 to 7 year olds) go on to the Amazin' Farm (or as Bodie says, "My Old McDonald Farm.")

part of our group

Don't we all look thrilled. haha

 We were able to see lots of different farm animals: horses, donkeys, ponies, goats, chicken, turkeys... ...

...tortoises....??

and pigeons and more.

Jack was running away laughing at something.

Another animal I'm unsure as to how it qualifies as a farm animal - parakeets. We didn't care though because they were highly entertaining. 

They climbed all over us. 

 They were sure that Laina's hair things had to be food.

I think that they just liked hair in general. Maybe there were trying to make nests....

"Collecting" eggs.

The ones they could pick up were marked just in those two baskets.

That wasn't very fun since they have collected eggs at Auntie Fisha's.

Riding ponies, cuz we ride HORSES at the Ranch.

a wallaby!

 

 They even had a couple of baby white tail deer. They were so pretty.

My nephews and my kiddos were up front together so I snapped a shot. L to R: Sawyer, Laina, Bodie, Sutton, and Jack (Tanner is too old for Grasshoppers now!)

 All the kids in our group and Miss Kim, their teacher.

After the Amazin' Farm, just chillin' before supper.

 Our Cabin for the week.

So of seven days that we spent at Camp, I have one day worth of pictures. 

I don't have any at the beach or playing or Grasshoppers or Nursery or any of the fun stuff we did for our FIRST year at Camp as a family or doing the "grown-up" stuff like having pillow cases put over our heads and our hands tied and the put on golf carts and driven all over the place. :) We found out later it was our initiation and they were going to drop us out in the middle of the woods and leave us. But there was a gate that they couldn't get open quick enough so we got away with not being left. hahaha Its sounds mean but it was a blast to drive around the woods and chase each other. And we stayed up late and played games, or game, as it was since we always played the same one, but it's great! ..... Oh, well, I guess it's good I got SOME pictures. :D 

We had a blast and can't wait for camp next year. 

The kids have already been asking when camp is. :)

Laina now says, "Camp is in the middle of summer."
If you are interested in Koronis or seeing more pictures you can click here.