Cousin Camp 2012

Its been over a week since cousin camp (10 days). I may still be recovering.
Last week I just wanted to hide under a rock and sleep. I'm awake now but have a severe case of  Idon'twannadonothing.
I've made a list of to-do's and have begun SLOWLY marking things off (so I've gotten half of one thing done - but the one thing was clean out the brown school cabinet which lead to putting up most of last years books and getting out next years books and trying in vain to reorganize all the other handy books that fill shelves and corners, and seperate math manipulatives from fun science stuff - its a work in progress, and another list in the making). And I've been totally distracted by everything else, Facebook, games on the Kindle, reading nothing important.

*A note about my list: I make them. I just can't find them. Its an honored list that gets a special spot of rememberence.

Here are some lovely cousin camp photos. I took some, some others took others (thanks Sarah and Uncle John). My camera died and I took more with my Mama's camera which is currently in Italy - so we'll save those for later (and maybe a few shots of my world traveling mother).

Zoie guarding the Big House

Mama and Tara arrive

Uncle Doug and Aunt Audrey with Sarah and Daniel, they were escorted by sweet Mr. Caleb

Uncle Larry

Uncle John and Aunt Carolyn

Cindy with her boy Sean and Kathy's boy Brendon (the tall one)

Kelly surprised us! And he was jacked-up on caffine!

Steve and Kathy with thier girls Kyla, Tara, Ryanne, Caitlyn, and Molly and Cindy's girls Melody and Lizzy

Some of my most favorite fellas

We ate LOTS

Swam lots

Took lots of pictures

Saturday we rode horses

Sat a spell

Let people hurl themselves down a steep hill

Gene tested the hill first - and then got to play catcher at the bottom in the pool
Steve and I were excellent "help"

Ava plunged down with her baby brother

Jacob

Jorja

Lora - looks like it was fun!

Alex

Aunt Carolyn - WEEEEEEEEEEE!

Daniel

Sean

Charles (the borrowed cousn)

Melody

My favorite: "I'm never doing that again!" And then she did it again and said the same thing and did it again . . .

Uncle John

Cindy

Lizzy

Brendon - a professional fall-er down-er

"That was SO COOL!"

Kyla

Brave Elijah

A splash - I had lots of these

 This is also when my battery died and I started using Mama's camera.

Rope swing

Waiting to ride the zip line

I think this is Aunt Carolyn about to slide down

 Some extra special, really GREAT Aunts, a Great Uncle and some extra cousins joined us for Lunch on Saturday.

Great Aunt Mary Lou and Connie

Great Aunt Evelyn

Great Aunt Barbara and Aunt Bonnie

I think this is one of my favorite pictures

Sunday morning we had a family worship time. What a precious time of praising God and testifying together.
This is something we will do again!

Sarah Caleb and Brendon lead the music.

I forgot! The baby Miss Rosemary Love was born that Friday (7/6) morning. 7 lbs 8 ozs. So I got to go hold her on my "quick" trip to (not) the (nearest) store. BEAUTIFUL baby!!!  I brought her Uncle back to camp with me - he really is a cousin. His father's nephew is married to my cousin's wife's sister. That makes us family. (Beside the fact that we should keep a toothbrush here for him).

It was a wonderful weekend. We WILL do this again. But in 5 years. The Summer of 2017.
 You know, that year when I will also be planning a graduation, a tenth wedding anniversary, and who knows what else or for how many. This was good practice. And worth every brain fart it may have caused.

What have we learned:  We were correct, Camp Little Light is Fantastic!
My children run around outside, "like little feral children" - this makes me laugh. Thats why we got a dog, to help train them. (And I know that certain other people used to run around a certain dairy farm the same way, only with less clothes on).
I have a great family. Gene said so.