This frog just sat and begged to have his picture taken, so Lisa did.
For some reason, I failed to get pictures inside our newly-renovated cabin. It had been given a total facelift, with new bunkbeds, a new queen-size bed, insulation, a ceiling, florescent lights, glass windows with blinds... Very nice!
This frog just sat and begged to have his picture taken, so Lisa did.
Alan and Roger really enjoyed the nursery. They
invented a multiple basket version of basketball.
Smiling children, a parent's dream!
One of the nursery activities was to draw fullsize
pictures of the children. Roger liked this idea,
but Alan never sat still long enough to trace him.
Now they're cutting out Keaton, who is handing Alan
a crayon. We enjoyed meeting this new family.
Unfortunately, I don't have a picture of Roger and
Thomas playing at the waterfront. Our boys were
unhappy when their family had to leave on Monday. We
hope Patrick and Laura will bring their boys to camp
again next year!
Alan wanted to go to the nursery even when it was
closed and locked.
In fact, Alan discovered that the outdoor fenced-in
playyard adjoining the nursery was usually left open
because the staff had trouble with the latch on the gate.
In order to get him back out of there, we sometimes
let the boys borrow a couple of toys.
Meanwhile, the older set played cards. Even Glen joined
the bunch for a game of Hearts. Pictured here are:
Glen, Jenny, Lauren, Jennifer, Janice, Karl, Kaitlynn, and Elise.
Roger climbed up on Jennifer's lap to 'help' her play.
More card players:
Justine, ??, Catherine, Scott, Kaitlynn, Jenny, Lauren, and Elise.
The weather was wonderfully warm so the lake temperature
actually tempted me to get in. Alan liked floating around.
Jenny and I did the Lake Swim this year!
Jennifer Leier was so nice to the boys. She took them
swimming for a while.
A new activity this year, water polo. Jenny tried her
hand at it. Lauren takes the game seriously and was
somewhat frustrated with the amateurs, but otherwise
everyone seemed to enjoy the sport.
Jenny went fishing with a variety of other people
(Meinkes, Leiers, Allens) and managed to
catch 3 fish during the week. The fishermen of the group
taught her how to clean her own fish. Two of the fish were
consumed during the week and we brought a frozen one home,
which Jenny cooked all by herself the next day.
Here's the cooked fish.
Because of the warm weather, thunderclouds formed most
days, but we never saw much rain at camp. No, that's not
Glen out on the lake.
We brought Glen's birthday kayak with us and tried it out.
It works very well and, being inflatable, is easier to
transport.
Glen and Roger also tried out the paddle boat.
Roger liked having boat rides with Daddy.
Glen took the boys and me for an after-dinner boat ride.
Roger got to try steering the sailboat!
Probably my favorite activity at camp -- working on
a craft project while chatting with friends. This
group is Karl Leier, me, and Nancy Meinke.
Lisa did a very cute dragon hatching from an egg.
She had picked up the greenware from our local
ceramics shop and brought it along.
Roger did a number of craft projects. This one is a
'shrinky-dink', where you draw on the plastic with
markers and then shrink it down in a toaster oven.
Jenny chose a turtle from the stock on hand. The camp
had 42 new molds this year.
Tie-dye shirts added color to the craft shop.
Gary Potter, Camp Director, is working on upgrading the
electrical supply for the kiln so it won't blow the
breaker.
This is the winning table for the game of Sequoia Survivor.
Lisa was part of the team, as were the Leiers and the Manners.
Lisa and Jennifer Leier took the boys on a hike around
the lake. They stopped at Indian Point for this shot.
Unfortunately, Lisa's camera was still in her backpack
when they encountered a bear. No pictures, but
it's a good story. The bear caught a bird in the lake
and then walked right in front of the hikers and back
up the hill.
They carefully examined the Indian grinding holes.
Roger uses his paper roll as a telescope.
Now the roll is a bow.
Jennifer and Alan. Jennifer is dressed in her uniform
from her brief stint at the Air Force Academy.
Roger borrowed Jennifer's hat.
These are some of the most important people at camp --
the dishwashers!
Jolien managed the general store this year.
An evening view of the lake from the road between our cabin and
the dining hall. Can you feel the peacefulness?
On our way home, we detoured first to Grant Grove to 'hug'
some sequoias. I was amused by this unusual roadsign at
the park entrance.
It was with some trepidation that we drove into the park,
having been forewarned that road construction would
cause delays. We lucked out, though, with just a minimal
wait at the park entrance and none at all on the
way back out. The only irritant was a man from the car in
front of us who stepped out to pee by the side of the
road. I was rather taken aback that he would do that in
full view.
In addition to resurfacing the roads, crews were also
upgrading the Big Stump Picnic Area.
When visiting sequoias, you should look up.
Jenny perched on this fallen log by the trail.
Lisa and Jenny commune with the trees while waiting
for us to finish changing and cleaning Alan. He had
communed with a lot of dirt on the trail.
And now for the obligatory flower pictures!
These are leopard lilies.
Foxglove.
Checker mallow
(Sidalcea malvaeflora ??).
Foxglove and sneezeweed.
