2007 Camp Kissikutu

last weekend was our annual summer camp weekend called Camp Kissikutu. i've blogged on this before, so you can read why we do it and what it is... you can also go directly to the website here. this year we had fourteen campers and the same four counselors. here are some pictures of the big weekend:

the 2007 campers

we started this year at a local park with a walk-in fountain...the campers loved it!
in these pictures you can see mangoboy#2 trying to grab some water...things were going well until he tried to sniff it...

here are all the campers doing the "all camp somersault"

there i am on the back deck leading the campers in "whose side are you leanin' on" (one of my favorite young life summer camp songs).

my best friend eric led the boys in the making and racing of pineblock derby cars. it was the highlight of the weekend for all of the boys!

one of the competitions was "who has the biggest smile." (i don't even know if mangogirl#2 won...but i think she gave it a pretty good effort...).

so the goal here was to carry water from one garbage can to another with a small bucket (with holes)...washing the kid's clothes and the free lawn watering was an added benefit.

the moms were in charge of the camp store/sugar shack. kids earned "camp bucks" by doing chores all week and working on different projects! i didn't take any pictures of the items for sale, but believe me...it is a diabetics nightmare!

here is our youngest camper! he was decked out in his camp kissikutu t-shirt with the camp slogan printed on the back: Camp Kissikutu - Where you don't need strangers to fill your cabin!

and here is the camp slideshow:

Comments

[Susan]

I absolutely love it. Love the t-shirts and the slogans. That is my kind of kids camp. Your children will have the best memories.
Susan

[Grandbro]

Grandbro, I love it. You put great ideas into action. What a great time for everyone. BTW - the shirts, hmm....? They look like pledge shirts! Did the kids get to "turn burns," run circuits, make goodie boxes (RIP the greatest goodie box ever), have an "egg-drop" breakfast...and the fun could go on and on! BTW2 - I love the "JOZ THNG" sighting in the background of the pic with EK.

[Paul]

Welcome back We really missed you while you were gone. I had to read that dental blog everyday for a week! Thanks for the new material.

It looks like a blast was had by all.

[Mark Davis]

Mmmmm..... Hobo Stew!

[Stacy]

WAY fun! You guys are some of the coolest parents I know. And we don't even actually know you. But you know what I mean.

~Stacy
ps- Mark came home with the movie "Stranger Than Fiction" last night. I have to agree with you-- very well done. Super creative idea and very intriguing to watch. :)

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