Camp Mama Update

Here are some more highlights from Camp Mama. We also made some yummy treats like cornbread, yogurt bark, homemade popsicles, and french toast bites. We tried some new foods like gnocchi (everyone LOVED it!), apricots, eggplant, kiwano melon (DO NOT try it! Disgusting!) The activities below were some of my favorites. Moon sand is a mix of flour and baby oil and it was really soft and smelled delightful. It was a big hit - messy - but kept them busy for a long time. Lionel wondered if that is really what the sand on the moon felt like. The boys LOVED building their own boats and the wind cooperated that day and sailed them all over the pool. The ice block treasure hunt was just awesome! They loved freeing their little toys and it was the perfect thing on a hot afternoon. They had been patiently waiting to do the cup building ever since they spied the Costco bag of cups in my closet! That was super fun and I will pull that out again and again. Bubble snakes were fun, but they didn't make the long snake-like shapes I thought they would. We created our own original board game called Stano Swamp! Don't get caught in the mud or let a gator get you! Pool noodles and balloons make a great game - who would have thought? And finally, add Pop Rocks to a coke and blow up a balloon! Science in action.

Los Angeles

We packed it up for a 3 day weekend in Los Angeles. A little road trip, a little hotel pool, a little playing on the beach. We enjoyed 70 degree temperatures and digging holes in the sand. There were doughnuts and burgers to compliment this Father's Day mini-break.

Catching Up with Camp Mama

We've had some fun days at Camp Mama! There was homemade slime, Scrabble, mega train track building, play dough, puzzles, and stringing cereal to make snack necklaces.

Cousin Adam

We welcomed some visitors in early June. It was baby Adam, Uncle Jamie, and Aunt Lynn's first time swimming in our pool. I think everyone loved it!

Camping 2015

We did it. We ventured an hour and a half north, set up our tent, made a fire, and roasted hot dogs and s'mores. We camped! The boys loved being outdoors, especially in the river. We froze in our tent under the stars, but really had fun.