Cousin Camp 2011 Memories

In 2009 I got a bee in my bonnet and thought..."Let's have a cousin camp. Invite all the grandkids for a day, a night, and a day." So we did.  We just completed our third year. The first year we had trouble with rain so a few of the things we planned ended up indoors.  The last two years have been hot and perfect. (a parent's perspective 28 Hours Cousin Camp, Glorious Cousin Camp)

2009 Silly Face Picture...Awesome shirts!

2009 Indoor movie as it rained

 2009 Ellie and Chloe doing hair

2009 Caleb, Megan and Chloe

2009 Megan, Ellie & Chloe

2009 Indoor Rain gutter ice cream Sundaes....dang rain

2010 Tie Dye Shirts

Hanging and drying

2010 Outdoor Movie

2010 They rolled down the hill in the night and ended up in the flowers

2010 Smores up the canyon - Megan

Ben

2010 Rain gutter ice cream sundaes

2010 Picture with our new Cousin Flag

We start with a snack (well this year we didn't get around to it because we were so busy making our shirts)  The first year we used fabric markers and decorated our shirts and then signed our name on each other's shirts.  The next year we made tie dye shirts.  This year we made stencil spray shirts.  They turned out so cute.

We have our traditions: we play chalk games, blow bubbles, draw on the sidewalk and driveway.  We have watched movies, eaten snacks, had pancake breakfasts, made a cousin camp flag, root beer floats, rain gutter sundaes, smores, glow sticks, weenie roasts, BBQ's, water slide, hot tub antics, picnics in the canyon, picnics in the park, hikes, pictures, photo albums, disagreements, laughter, giggles, and cuddles. The grandchildren have grown...just look at the pictures.  This year we added two two-year-olds to the day activities and our cute Lucy joined us for the closing events.  Oh what fun!

2011 T-shirt creating

2011 Haven't they grown

2011 - Aren't we clever?

2011 Luke and Ben hiding from the squirt gunners

2011 - Drew and Annie and giggles

2011 Hot tub fun

2011 - Lazing in the park

2011 - Joshua playing hide and seek

2011 - Lucy's first Cousin Camp

Annie & Drew playing with the ducks

Drew just chill'n

Luke drawing his goat Hank

Girls being girls

Caleb...showing us his artistic talents

Annie and the bubbles

"Can we just start the movie?"

Kristin showing the kids how to hula hoop

2011 Rain gutter Sundaes

Pick up time

 2011 Ellie, Nana & Lucy

2011 - Sometimes Joshua just doesn't want his picture taken

Annie had to go home a day early so this is her shirt picture

We have hopefully created bonds of love and have helped make memories that will last a lifetime!

We love you, Caleb, Megan, Ben, Joey, Luke, Ellie, Chloe, Joshua, Drew, Annie, Lucy & ?