Camp Pa and Gee Gee 2011

It's summer and you know what that means - CAMP PA AND GEE GEE!!!

That's right, the 4th annual Camp Pa and Gee Gee took place about 2 weeks ago. Ask any of the kids and they'll say it was the coolest thing EVER. Ask any of the parents that got some time alone and they'll say it was quiet. Ha! I ended up with a TON of pictures and I'll never get them all sorted just right on this blog, so I'm just going to give you a rundown of the week here and then post the pictures for your viewing pleasure.

On Sunday, I met my parents and handed Avery, Ella, and Madi off. They went and spent a night in a cabin on the lake. Madi informed me that it was a "fancy" cabin. Not sure what that means. On Monday, they headed to my parent's house for the remainder of camp. On Tuesday, they visited the "Fish Hatchery" and saw a diving show and some ridiculously huge fish. On Wednesday, Paxton and I joined camp and that evening we all went to the lake for some tubing. On Thursday, I left and met Ted in the metroplex for a little getaway (hence the quiet time) and all four kiddos stayed at camp until we picked them up on Saturday morning. After great weeping and gnashing of teeth, we loaded them up Saturday afternoon and returned home. Whew! What a week!

Now for the pictures...

Madi making a beautiful face

The Girls

Avery with Cody the Coyote, Ella with Rocky the Raccoon, and Madi with Sim the Possum (or posSIM - Ha!)
Riding in the BoatFishing on the dock
Pa finally got a boy to hang with at Camp!
Tubing with Gee Gee

The Sandbox

A new addition to camp - the golf cart!

Mema, Papa and Auntie were able to come for a quick visit on Saturday. So good to see them all!

Love this picture of Mema with her great granddaughters

Photo session - I bribed them with a Skittle every time they smiled for a picture. Don't judge me. You do what you've gotta do.

Chillin in the camper

Avery's 10th Birthday Party

I think she liked her present...

Eating - shocking, I know

Gee Gee and Pa thought the girls each needed a snake to bring home. Thanks again for that.

Making fish faces at the Fish Hatchery

I told you they were ridiculously big fish!

The girls did some fishing.

Well, Avery did some fishing...

while the other two searched for clam shells!!

Such a cool Gee Gee!

A few random pictures...

Now really, after seeing all of that, who WOULDN'T want to go to Camp Pa and Gee Gee?! Even though I've spent the last week and a half reteaching my kids what the word "no" means, we wouldn't trade the experience and the memories they made for the world. Thanks to Pa and Gee Gee for caring for and loving the kids. Looking forward to next year already!!