Family Camp

  So I haven't had a lot of time to get on here and update, and it's past my bed time so I'll make it quick for your sake and mine! :)  Last week was the first week of "Venture Out" which is the age group 12-14, or in my case this week it was 11-14 (which is also my primary age group).  It was a blast, but really stressful at the same time.  I wasn't feeling well the first couple of days and had to stay in bed and back from a few activities with my girls which was a big bummer, but it didn't last the whole week which was good!  My girls all seemed to bond really well, but there were a few times that they would butt heads!  At the beginning of the week the parents could sign the kids up for certain activities throughout the week.  One day they went to Craig's Cruisers, and another day on a trail ride.  They had a lot of fun on both of those!
  Another highlight of the week was the car smash.  And yes, that is exactly what it sounds....a car smash!  A tow truck rolled in the parking lot on Thursday morning with 2 junk cars attached and dropped them off on top of a massive tarp.  The kids took turns wearing safety goggles, gloves, and of course close toed shoes to have a 5 minute turn smashing the cars to pieces with sledge hammers, axes, and other tools.  This was a HIT! (no pun intended! ha!) One of my girls however, ended her turn with a trip to the Ludington hospital to have glass removed from her finger and 5 stitches placed in it to close up a large cut.  She was fine and just not able to do some of the things for the next few days (like swimming, ropes climbing).  After the car smash, we ended the night with an air band performance that each cabin had come up with a routine to a song of choice to perform for the judges and the rest of the cabins.  This also was a hit! And not only that, but MY girls won! :)  They had a hard time agreeing and getting along during the planning, but it all came together awesomely and everyone loved it! They did theirs to "Eye of the Tiger" which I thought was interesting to pick for a group of girls, but they used flashlights while all the lights in the gym were off and it looked sweet!  That was pretty much the highlights of the week!
  The past few weeks has been hard because they have ALL been so different.  I first had 7-9 year olds, and then jumped all the way to high schoolers, and then down to 12-14, and now this week is Family camp.  It's been hard to find a constant between the camps because even the teaching material is slightly different, so adjusting has been difficult for sure!  But this week has been completely different as we are not counselors, but we are hosts of a family.  25 families traveled in on Sunday afternoon from all, and some even came with a van and trailer!  The biggest family we have here is a family of 11, 9 kids and 2 adults.  It is nuts! About 7 families left today and 5 new ones moved in, but the rest of them are here for the whole week which includes Saturday until about 1:00pm which is different than normal!  So pray for much needed rest this week and weekend as there won't be a big opportunity to get that before next week's camp! All else is well, and now I must sleep! :) I hope everyone had a good 4th! Goodnight!