Camp Walden and the last two weeks
The last two weeks have been so busy.
I had the privilege of spending the day with Easton's class as they had a pioneer from the Pickering Pioneer Village come to his class. She was dressed as a pioneer and talked about and showed how yarn was made. The afternoon was spent outside with all three kindergarten classes at the park near the school/village. We also enjoyed frozen treats.
My friend Krista had her 40th birthday party, and in true Krista style, it was almost wedding like. There were about 80 people in the top of a pub, with personalized water bottles and personalized snacks. There was cake and good times out with with mommy group.
C4, my church had a parking lot party. It was rainy and cold but we ventured out anyway. There were about 5 jumpy castles, similar to the ones at the baseball day, and with the weather as it was... there were no line ups. After the kids were finally soaked, it was more like water park fun, and they really got into it. They didn't realize how cold they were until we had to go.
Easton has been dismissed from Grandview because of his age. So, to continue with the speech therapy, Brian's benefits cover a minimal amount which I hope to utilize. We have had one session with the new worker. He is also on a two year waiting list to see someone within the school system.
I started a 10 day ab exercise program, which I did for 7 days. It was 10 minutes of intensity every day, which sounds like a little but it was actually awesome. The only reason I stopped was because the instructions were on facebook and we went away for the weekend to Camp Walden... with no internet.
Now let me tell you about Walden...
Brian was away in New Jersey for three days of the first week of the above and then four days in Boston for the other week so he literally came home and we went away on a family camp vacation.
We drove just over three hours (past Bancroft) on Friday to arrive for dinner. We were greeted at the gate, put our things in the cabin (Muppets in the Comic section... which Easton, all weekend called Muffins in the Cabbage (cabin)).
Then we found our name at a table and learned how camp meals went. The meals were pretty awesome compared to camp meals that I remember.
The kids enjoyed park time, we all received camp shirts, there were arts and crafts where we made bead jewelry and pictures. Easton made a picture for Brian and Hadley made a picture for me. Easton's had a tent and a rainbow, and Hadley's had a few beautiful flowers with a bird and a heart.
We also went boating. Easton and Hadley both got to steer the boat which they loved. We tried water skiing and I sort of got up on my third try. I couldn't believe Easton and Hadley both gave it a try as well. However the icy water was a bit of a shock for them. We went out as a family on the canoes. Easton was at the front of my canoe, and Hadley at the front of Brian's. It was clear that Hadley was making a real effort to figure out how to help. Easton on the other hand though that the paddle was VERY heavy.
We all went swimming and enjoyed time on the giant water trampoline despite the cold water. We swam out to the triangle ice-burg slide and went down once. That was enough for everyone. It was hard to climb with the kids and it was quite high for them. Easton was a bit nervous of how high it was. Plus he knew there was COLD water at the bottom.
We enjoyed land sports as well: Road hockey, tennis, rock wall climbing, basket ball, and tether ball to name a few.
Apparently there was archery but I didn't see it.
Hadley and I enjoyed campfire time while Brian and Easton went to bed.
There was adult evening time where staff were monitoring the cabins, however Brian and I took turns for this. He went Friday night, and I went Saturday night. The evening had food, and BEvERages. Plus they had the hockey game on the big screen. Tampa won against Chicago. This was the only screen time I had all weekend. There was no internet there.
Both kids enjoyed adding their names to the cabin before we left and Hadley said it was the best weekend ever!
I know I fully enjoyed this family time.
On the way home we stopped in at Brian's favorite place... Bon Echo for some beach time.