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Girls Camp

Kens and I just got back from a week long girls camp. It was a lot of fun. So glad I got to be with her again this year. I am more tired than I was last year. Maybe it is because I am a year older or maybe it is because there were so many girls this year (44) that I spent a lot of time running and chasing them around. I think that staying up past 2:00 a.m. several mornings didn't help my case.
 
This first collage shows our camp ground, the girls making washer necklaces, playing a game called "Witch, Ogre, Dragon" and the girls on the challenge course. I was in charge of running the teeter totter. The object was to get all the girls on the beam and then having them balance it for 5 seconds. There was another zip-line like last year, but I didn't even try. Instead of walking across a giant log 40 feet in the air, you walked across a metal cord. No thanks!


The next photo is of some of the camp pranks I pulled. On the "You've been mooned" I covered the cabin door and windows with moon pies. The door that has the Hostess Snowballs on it also has the pink sign that reads, "Snowball Fight!" It was fun. Also, we had some rain, Kens was so excited to wear her raincoat. The gold feather duster is an award I made for the cleanest cabin. The girls were so excited to compete against each other for this coveted prize!
 



These pictures show the skit night. These are of Kenzie's skit. It was so great. They rewrote the lyrics of some of the most famous Disney songs. I was amazed what these young girls did in an hour. The songs were amazing! They were talented.
 

 
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This collage shows pictures of our hike. It was only 2 miles, but it was pretty much straight up. It started to rain, NO POUR, just as we began. We were drenched! I tried to make a little umbrella out of my big leaf. Some of the girls joined me. It was so fun!!!! Because of the rain, the trail became so muddy we had to hold on to the vegetation as we tried to go vertical. It was rainy, but one of the highlights. We had such a good time, drenched and all. Also, we took boats on a lake. The leaders had to ride in paddle boats. The girls were so funny in their canoes. They all came over to me and my partner and hooked on to our paddle boat. By the end we had 6 boats hooked to one side of our boat and 4 on the other. We would then paddle and try to slowly spin the boats. It was tough and we hardly moved, but it was so fun!!! The girls sang songs and did cheers and we had a great time. I wish I could have got a picture of our group, but since I was in the center, it was hard. I am so glad the girls like us!

One of the crafts for the week was burning wood with a magnifying glass. Man, the girls LOVED this. Kens burned a heart and her name in hers. Kens also won a princess award. She was awarded, "Princess Pat" after a song because she was always energized to participate.

Comments

The Stanley's said…
Your pictures are great. It actually looks like a clean camping experience. I remember one year we blew dirt boogers for a week after. Yay for girl's camp!!!
July 31, 2010 at 11:57 AM
Lisa~~ said…
How wonderful that you get to share these experiences with Kens, looks like so much fun.
July 31, 2010 at 1:51 PM
Dione said…
I was just called as secretary in our YW last week. I'm so excited. Other than camp director one year, this is the first time I've been in YW since our Prairie days.
July 31, 2010 at 6:56 PM
grandma GiGI said…
Kenzie, you look terrific! Laurel, you look tired but happy!
if I know you, you put your heart and soul into this experience so everyone would have a great time!
August 1, 2010 at 8:43 PM
Fabric Choices said…
Surprisingly, pigtails suit you.
August 2, 2010 at 2:10 AM
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