Family Camp Week 1

Our first week of family camp was much smaller than our second this year, so we took advantage of the less busy free time by doing lots of climbing. The first day Mary and David both made it to the top of routes one, two, and three.

We also got to go the Sherwood Faire and blow bubbles and play games.

The second day of climbing they both got up route four with Joshua climbing next to them.

We spent some time at the craft condo too.

 The third and final day the climbing wall was open for the week, Mary and David both made it to the top of routes five and six, plus were getting much faster on the easier routes. I was impressed by how well they both did on the wall.

Wildflowers

One evening at dinner, Eric mentioned that he had taken Toby, his dog, for a walk on the Gethsemane Trail the day before and was admiring all the flowers blooming. So the next day, we packed a picnic lunch and hit the trail to see for ourselves.

We were not disappointed. It was perfect weather for a walk through the forest, and there were a lot of flowers blooming including a few late azaleas.

Once we reached the falls and had lunch, the kids had fun wading in the water.

Summer Begins

The summer staff arrived and we kicked off O-week on Sunday. It was fun to see so many familiar faces again.

It was also fun to eat breakfast burritos in Sherwood so the Sherwood staff could practice cooking over the fire.

On Wednesday, the kids and I went down to spend a couple days with Dad and Mom. The Trevino kids were there for part of the time, and it was fun to see them too.

At the end of O-week, the kids got some extra staff shirts which were all adult sizes, so I had fun altering them.

 Phoebe let us help color signs to welcome family campers as they drove up the road.