Thanks to our the Hill Country Camping Society Founding Member - Trey - we and 13 other families got to enjoy the beautiful Laity Lodge Youth Camp facilities (Singing Hills) for the weekend. Yes, I said 13 other families...something like 30 adults and 38 kids. The HCCS has been gaining momentum (and participation) for quite a few months, and apparently the lure of sleeping on actual beds in actual cabins with actual heat and bathroom facilities was too much for people to resist! It was great fun for all! Here are a few highlights...
At any given time there were probably 3-6 little people cruising up and down "main street" on their glider bikes or training wheel bikes. Thank goodness for the water puddles that made it that much more fun! (This was by far Owen's favorite activity.)
Emmy in her "serious biker" pose.
Rebecca trying to be a big girl.
One, two, three...go! (Owen was on and off his bike so much that he pretty much kept his helmet on the entire weekend...racing, wading in the Frio River.)
Cousin Blake (almost 1 year old) toddling around camp like a big guy.
Climbing a pole with a little help from Mr. Joel.
The Foshea Family exploring down by the water.
Joel and Boone having a rock climbing adventure.
Perhaps Owen's 2nd favorite activity...fishing. Don't think they caught anything this time, but it's still fun!
Joel and Emmy.
Cousin Bailey had gone through all of her changes of clothes within the first 3-4 hours we were at camp. The dirt, mud, puddles, river, etc. were just too much fun! Here she is taking a little drink from the Frio.
"Hey, I may not be old enough to fish, but I still LOVE this!" - Boone
Katie and Aunt Mel took the three Gen 1 canoeing.
Luke, Mel, Bailey and Emmy on another ride.
None of the canoers offered to take Rebecca out in their boat - I can't imagine why?!?!
Owen was showing off one of his "silly faces". He has lots of them and they all look exactly the same in the face with different "rock star-esque" hand movements.
One of us had to be "on Rebecca" duty the entire weekend. That consists of chasing her and keeping her away from the water, fire, cars, and other possibly dangerous things. She's fast, sneaky, small (so she slips through a crowd easily), fearless and clumsy. It's a powerful combination.
Looking down on us from the top of a an overlook - waving "hiya".
Owen helping Kyle light the camp fire.
Trey did an AMAZING job cooking for such a crowd. The food (stew and fried backstrap for dinner; eggs and sausage for breakfast) was awesome and he did it all outdoors and in a HUGE quantity. Remember - 14 families!
The "eight year old girls" and some of their followers put on two shows for us. The plots and the dialogue may have been hard to follow but their use of special effects (stage lights, ceiling fans and scattered leaves to simulate a tornado, splashes of water from behind the stage wall in the lake scene) were quite impressive. So were the number of non-cast members riding their trikes and dancing across the stage during each performance. (Oh the heels of finding out our little #3 is a girl - Kyle and I are thinking - wow, this is what little girls do - are we ready?!)
And when it's all said and done, who doesn't like just sitting around a in camp chairs shooting the breeze with good friends? Here are our friends John David and JoNeel Vickery with Ellie and Josie.
A camp chair and a snack will even keep this little tornado still...for a second.
Such beautiful country. What a treat to get to enjoy it with such a fun group of people!
Already looking forward to our next trip!
1 comment:
Awesome!
Thanks for sharing a snapshot of your weekend of camping. The photos are priceless, especially the one of "Rock Star" Owen. Becca is growing so quickly. The time is flying by. You'll be a family of 5 pretty soon, too. Congrats!
Blessings,
Lynne and family
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