A BUSY Day!

What a full day! We had a slow start to the day- we skipped the dining hall and had a quiet breakfast at home. Then Xander, Augustus and Katie played for a while.

Tuesday means beach party, so we all headed to the lake for some swimming before lunch! After lunch we rested for a while and Augustus fell asleep.

Xander and I went kayaking and then I dropped him off with still sleeping Augustus and Katie. The goal was for Katie to wake Augustus up and to play until dinner, but instead, Xander fell asleep too!

I tried waking them up and they were OUT. I wasn’t sure what to do, but I decided that I could just roll with it- I like to stick to our schedule, but we don’t HAVE to. So I let them sleep. We missed dinner and they woke up at 6pm. Xander was very crabby that we missed dinner in the dining hall, but we ate at home- first at the table, and then, when we realized Jacob and Ben were moving heavy things, the boys decided to bring their plates outside and watch them while eating.

eating dinner, watching Ben and Jacob

After our jeep dinner, we went to the camp store for ice cream sandwiches.

And then we headed to the campfire. Augustus never gets to go to because he is usually in bed, so it turns out his 4 hour nap had a good outcome. Xander usually only goes to the beginning of the campfire, but this time, we got to watch the cheers, make s’mores, and watch the counselor skits. Xander helped hand out s’more sticks and Augustus was onstage while the counselors performed.

watching the camper cheers

Giving fire safety directions before s’mores

handing out s’more sticks

a VERY dirty camp kid

watching the skits

After the campfire, we went home to take baths and get ready for a very late bedtime. After bath, Xander looked outside and said, “the sun is setting!” which is not something they usually see. So we went to Sunset Beach to watch the sun set.

Both boys were asleep by 9pm, so, while it was a bit off our schedule, it ended up to be a great night!