So I have had my fair share of chaperone gigs this year…5 overnights in total, 3 with middle school boys in California and 2 with 5th grade girls at camp. (Not that I am implying anything about middle school boys or airline travel with 65 8th graders) BUT if you ever have the chance to chaperone for 5th grade Outdoor Ed Camp at Camp Colman (and it is in May) I say “DO IT!”. We went last week and it was fantastic…certainly didn’t hurt that the weather was incredible, camp was gorgeous, our cabin group was awesome, and our activity group leader/teacher/guru was truly the best I’ve ever seen. As you can imagine I took a few snaps of our adventures. Lucky for you, I promise to share only a few of my favorites…
Just a little bit scenic.
Excited to get off the bus.
Spidergirl scaling the climbing wall.
There was a “Dork dance” the first night and “my girls” (the BFFs which also comprise about half of my soccer team) surpassed all expectations in the dork department.
Though the epitome of “dork”? right here….
How awesome is that suit? Not everyone can pull that off with such style!
A “dorky” self portrait. Be sure to note the awesome argyle socks….I loaned out a few of the pieces to my ensemble, so no suspenders or Hawaiian shirt, but I think this screams “dork” loud enough.
We got to go on a beach walk……
check out the touch tank….
learn all kinds of cool stuff from our awesome leader….(and no, I’m not exaggerating his awesomeness…he truly made the camp experience for us!)
It was just a little pretty. I came home and immediately looked up summer camps and family camps, trying to figure out how I can go back sooner than Annie’s 5th grade trip.
At then, at the end, there was a game. Just in case you didn’t know this about me…I’m a little competitive…..
Bring it on little 5th graders. (Thanks to Mr. Nichols for that shot….am thinking of putting it on my office door to be used as a “Do Not Disturb” sign.)
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