Grandma's Camp 2013

This year was the first annual Grandma's Camp!  Michelle had the fantastic idea to take all grand kids that are 3 and older and potty trained up to the cabin for two days.  She sent them invitations a couple weeks ago and my boys have been looking forward to it ever since.  On the invitation it said "no parents allowed" and Tyce just thought that was the coolest thing ever and not a day would go by where he wouldn't remind me that I was NOT invited to grandma's camp.  She had Grandma's Camp 2013 t-shirts made for each kid which they all thought was pretty neat.  Here they are before they left... Cole, Jackson, Tyce, Kate, Josh, and Grandma...

 

 

Together they made rules for camp...

 And a schedule...

 Thumbs up about the rules...

 They each got a new water bottle to take on the hike and they decorated them....

 They loved playing in the river...

Check out these cuties!  I love that they were able to spend some time with their cousins.  Michelle said the older three (Jack, Josh, and Cole) really had fun together and the younger two (Tyce and Kate) really had fun together.  Apparently Tyce asked Kate if she wanted to be a princess and he would be her knight and shining armor.  He then asked "what can I do for you?"  Kate asked him to protect her so he came back telling her that he "killed the dwagon but it blew fire all over me."  Haha too cute... 

 

Jackson got a headache and felt a little feverish but once the Tylenol kicked in he was happy as can be again...

  Josh and Cole watching the fire...

I think Tyce enjoyed his smore (note the marshmallow connecting him to the table)...

 Apparently my OCD son Tyce lined up all the shoes, hahaha mommy is so proud!

Bedtime...

 Breakfast and crafts...

 "Who wants to go on a hike?"  They all raised their hands super excited!  They also got new cinch bags for the hike...

 Taking a break for lunch....

The rest of us came up the next night to join them for a dutch oven dinner so we grabbed an "after" picture.  Michelle, despite being exhausted, still looked great!

I am so grateful for Michelle and the thought, time, effort, and energy she put into making this happen.  Five kids ages 3, 3, 5, 7, and 7 by yourself for two days is not an easy task!  My boys could not stop talking about the fun they had and they made lasting memories.  They're already talking about Grandma's Camp 2014 but it's going to be hard to top this year!