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Showing posts with label Camp. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Camp. Show all posts

8.23.2008

Camp Crazies!

Thursday night is Family Night at camp. You basically go and walk around camp, check out the available activities, and of course roast marshalmellows. (My brain typed Marshal instead of marsh, I caught myself after the first l. I think I'll leave it!)I was planning on it all week. Thursday was going to be a busy day, and once I left the house at the butt crack of dawn, I wasn't coming back. So in the spirit of preparing for this school year to start. I got everything ready the night before. Hooray for me!
When I went to pick up Callie her councilor told me they were doing an Olympics song for family night. My only thought was, I hope it doesn't rain today cause they'll cancel it, and I gotta jet cause I've got places to go and people to see. Finally taking care of our important business. We are officially responsible adults now. We have life insurance.
I took Callie for a play date with Clara and off I went to my meeting with the financial planner. All of a sudden it hit me like a ton of bricks. I don't have my camera! The kids are doing a skit tonight and I don't have my camera. Pardon the Gen Y expression but OMG!!!!!!! Flashback to Trent's first christmas production at school. I forgot my camera then and cried the whole time they were singing. You think I would have learned my lesson, too much on my mind I guess. This time I still cried, but I was laughing while I was doing it.
I thought about my options and ended up borrowing Becky's camera. A million Thank You's. You saved me. I don't think I would have recovered if I had missed this. It is too hilarious not to be able to watch over and over. I'm still laughing at it! Trent the Jedi Robot and Callie "Oooh Aaah ing."
Friday's are dress up day. The theme of the week was Olympics. I was planning on getting up early and throwing the costumes together. In years past I went all out with Trent. I wasn't feeling inspired this year. It was a crazy day, a late night, I was tired, but at 11pm I couldn't sleep. Just kept thinking about costumes. Finally I got it! My costume creativity didn't fail me.
Such a great camp. Even the councilors get totally into it.

8.20.2008

Y.M.C.A.

Summer camp this week at the Y Camp! Trent's 4th year, Callie's 1st. I am so excited for Callie. Everytime I dropped Trent off last year she would ask to go with. Being an alum myself, I am so happy the kids have this opportunity.
Trent has established somewhat of a legacy for himself....Two years ago they had a backwards day and so I made a sign for Trent that said, "Hello, my name is Tnert." From that day foward anyone who was there at the time and still is calls him that. "T-nert" It's such a kick he has his own camp nickname.
Trent goes full day, but Callie only goes half day. When I picked her up after her first day she said, "Mom, can I stay here longer?" I said "No, but you'll come back tomorrow." Instant tears. "But I want to stay for lunch." Twice in the car tears.
She likes me to sing to her before bedtime. "Lull-a-bye and goodnight little Callie I love you. Go to sleep now little Callie and tomorrow we'll play." She asked me to say "and tomorrow we'll go to camp."
I guess she liked it.