It was another great week at Camp Blue! This year our children were more independent. For the first night's campfire, both Elsa and Liam sat with other kids - this was a first. It was nice that later in the week they returned to sitting in our arms, and in the case of Liam, falling asleep in my arms after long days of play.
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| Waiting for the Hoot to start! |
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| A tired boy at the final show. |
The week was HOT and we spent a lot of time in the pool, starting off with the pool show on Sunday. Elsa got to walk across a staffer bridge, while Liam and I watched..
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| Walking on water. |
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| Those funny staffers. |
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| The best part of pool time - popcicles. |
This year, Elsa's friend Mackenzie spent two nights sleeping over in our cabin. It was great fun to watch the girls hang out and have adventures together.
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| Sleepover stories. |
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| Hammock fun. |
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| Friends! |
Liam really enjoyed the KK this year and he had a good playmate in Leo - they played with sand and on the swings a lot!
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| Look, it is a Dragon - run... |
Liam also enjoyed trying out new sports, like paddle tennis and shuffleboard.
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| I can hit it! |
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| Look how far the disk went. |
Liam's favorite thing to do was watch the dishwashers. One of his KK teachers took him on a tour of DishwasherLand!
On Tuesday morning, I took Liam fishing with a group. This was his first fishing adventure and he was very excited to try this out. We caught a lot of leaves.
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| I got something! |
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| Having fun at 7AM at the lake. |
On Tuesday night, we took the kids to Movies Under the Stars - a tradition at Pinecrest Lake for over 80 years. We saw "The Secret Life of Dogs" It was a beautiful night to explore by the lake before the show.
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| What is this chain for? |
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| We found a stump! |
On Wednesday, we headed back to the lake with my Mom for a paddle boating adventure. We had two boats and lots of fun. We swam, climbed rocks and just enjoyed time on the water.
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| Pulling us along! |
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| Fun on the rocks |
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| The Nisewaner Girls |
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| The Stokstad Boys |
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| Swimming by the dam. |
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| Exploring the rocks. |
Arne and I enjoyed playing volleyball and I had a lot of fun with our small but strong softball squad.
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| I got to bat like 10 times! |
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| The team plus our "7th man" Liam! |
We were able to spend some time exploring camp and the creek.
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| Elsa showing me the way to Gold via the special path. |
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| Elsa helping Liam on the creek walk. |
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| Creek walk |
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| Creek walk. |
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| Oh mommy, why are you singing again. |
And many of the evenings we spend going to parties and having fun taking pictures.
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| On a big stump. |
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| Rock climbing. |
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| The bear! |
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| Mom at our tent! |
As we do most years, we made some awesome tie-dye. Elsa's was a seascape and Liam's was the sun and the sunset. They both wore their shirts to a great Talent Show.
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| Using my squeeze bottle. |
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| Tie-dye fun! |
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| Showing off the shirts. |
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| Liam said his favorite part of Camp was the pool! |
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| Elsa's skit was sitting on an invisible bench. |
It was a wonderful week and we were sad to go, although Liam really enjoyed helping me pack the car.
