Well, we did it again. After camping for the first time last year with the grandkids and knowing that they liked it we decided to go for round two, however we made some changes. Instead of going a couple of days with some of the kids and then a few weeks later, taking other grandkids for a few days, we decided that Steve and I would stay the entire week. We brought one group in the beginning of the week and another the end of the week so we only had to pack up and tear down once. We also switched it to an all girls camp and then an all boys camp.
We went to the same campground, Country Acres in Gordonville, where are friends, Randy & Diane Lapp live and we borrowed Josh & Julissa's camper again. We arrived on Sunday afternoon and Josh came and helped us set everything up. After we were settled in, Steve and I went grocery shopping for all the hungry mouths that would soon be descending on us. We grilled burgers and just relaxed around the fire, enjoying the beautiful evening. It was really nice to have a quiet, peaceful evening before the grandkids arrived. I can honestly see why many retired couples buy rv's and use them for rest and relaxation. There is not much that can top sitting out in the coolness of the morning and sipping a cup of coffee while listening to the birds chirping.
Monday morning at 10:00 the girls descended on us. There were six of them--Alexis, Lydia, Hannah, Clara, Janae & Cassidy--all sisters except for Cassidy. This was also Cassidy's first time to camp with us and she was so excited. Just watching her joyous expressions made my heart sing.
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| All ready for a game of mini-golf! |
We had a great time with all the girls. We took them min-golfing, rode the Strasburg Railroad, treated them to ice cream and did a few crafts. Janae had the stomach bug over the weekend so we were a little concerned about her health as well as the rest of us possibly getting it, but it wasn't something we could just easily reschedule. She seemed fine on Monday but then in the evening she said her stomach hurt and she wanted to go home. I wasn't going to take any chances so Kristen came and got her and she went home for the night. She was fine on Tuesday morning and Jay brought her back and she had no other problems. I found out later that Hannah threw up doing the night on Tuesday and didn't even tell me. She managed to make it through until Kristen picked all the girls up around 10:00. Thankfully, no one else got sick.
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| Craft time! My friend Diane helped me come up with some crafts and was generous enough to allow us to do them on her nice big deck. |
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| Clara lines up her next shot! |
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| Cassidy getting that ball into the hole! |
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| Concentration from Alexis |
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| Janae taking a break :) |
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| These two had a lot of fun together. They also enjoyed the playground but I didn't get any pictures of them there. |
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| Sweet pose from Hannah |
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| Lydia smiling for the camera |
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| All aboard the Strasburg Railroad! |
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| These two were so great! Even though they are teenagers they were always happy to be involved and to do what ever activity we had planned. |
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| Trying to hide that smile but she just couldn't help it. She was always smiling. |
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| Clara wasn't going to let a small thing like a broken arm stop her! The only thing she wasn't allowed to do was go swimming which disappointed her very much. However, the weather was cold and when Hannah and Janae went for a swim, they didn't last very long, so she didn't miss much. |
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| Posing at Down on the Farm Creamery where we ate our lunch and got ice cream! |
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| Just playing a little shuffleboard. |
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| Meal Time |
The two older girls really enjoyed this swing in Randy & Diane's yard.
It was a great couple of days with the girls. They left around 10:00 on Wednesday morning and then the boys arrived. See next post.
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