Lydia and Ryan Summer Campin 2

Ryan and Lydia did some summer camps this year!!  Ryan always does band camp and Lydia always does Drama camp, but this year they were able to do something different.  Drama camp happened to be held the same week as the family went to Myrtle Beach so Lydia had to forego that one.  She has been doing the Blue Ridge Community College theater programs so it was not a big deal to miss.  Ryan did band camp again this summer, but he wanted to go to Brethren Woods Camp with his friends Kemper and Kendall.

In lieu of Drama Camp, Lydia did culinary camp at one of our local high schools.  Not only did she get to bake a TON of goodies, but she got to bring samples home!!  They were wonderful!!  The high school did about 30 different camps that kids could sign up and participate.  After the week of baking pizza dough, homemade rolls, cake, cookies, banana bread and so many other goodies, they had a little end of the week ceremony.  Lydia's camp didn't do a skit like some of the camps, but we were able to look at some pictures that her instructor took and the camp posted on a display board.

 During their week, her camp took a field trip to a locally owned Italian restaurant.  There, they made their own pizza and then ate lunch there while eating their pizza.  Lydia really enjoyed this one!

I asked her instructor to send me copies of the pictures that Lydia is in, but she never did.  These are pictures of the pictures that I took of Lydia's week.

 Everyone had to take their turn washing dishes.

 A cake they made and she brought home the leftovers!

 Making the sugar cookies--homemade!!

After viewing the pictures, she was able to take me to the classroom where her camp me each day.

 This was her group's kitchen station.  Lydia in her kitchen!!

These are the sugar cookies that she made.  She was able to bring them home.  She made one for each member of the family and for her cousins as well.  They were visiting part of the week she was at camp.  The week was great and she loved it!  The notebook is something she got to bring home as well.  It has a print out of all the recipes they made through the week.  She has made several of them since.

Emily was not offered a camp this year because I was really hoping she was going to do a golf camp.  As it turns out, she has no interest in golf what so ever.  By the time I accepted this, it was too late to sign her up in a camp.  So, Emily was able to spend some time with friends, with her mother and brush up on her swimming that week.  Grammy's Bible School was going on that same week and my nieces, Adella and Penny were at Grammy's house that week to be able to go to Bible School.  Two of those days, Emily and I helped out Grammy by keeping Adella and Penny for the day (and overnight once) so Grammy could go help our family friends.

We took advantage of the days and took the girls on Emily's "mini camp."  Geocaching, walking through the park on a VERY hot day, playing on the playground, going to the dog park and hitting the weekly, summer, dollar movie.  It was a fun time!!

We have promised Emily a real camp next year.  :)