Saturday, July 11, 2009

Camp Howard

On August 9th all three kids will be going to their first ever almonst one week long sleep-away camp. The camp is located in Corbett which is east of Portland, about an hour from home. At the end of June they held an open house for the families to come and visit to see what the camp is all about. What a gorgeous location. Looks like a ton of fun. In fact, I would like to spend a week there (just maybe a DIFFERENT week than the kids!! ;-)


We have strategically planned the week so that they will be there with cousins and friends. The Murphey kids will be there and the girls will have cousin Molly and some of her friends in one cabin. The girls also have their friend Pearl (in the open house photos with them) in their same cabin. Nick will be in a cabin with cousin Owen and some of Owen's friends.

Pearl, Sara, Emma, Nick....main entrance with the Camp Store in the background. Nick is already devising his plan as to how he will spend the $20 I have put on his camp account!!!

Listening to one of the camp counselors talk about the various arts and crafts activities they will do.
Taking a tour of the sleeping cabins. Ten kids per cabin, five cabins in a cluster broken down by age groups....8 to 10 yr old girls in one cluster, and boys in a separate cluster. 11 to 14 yr olds are on the other side of the camp.


Their 5-star accommodations!!


No doubt a lot of time will be spent here!!


My personal favorite part of the camp. This is the campfire setting and the photos don't really do it justice. Nick is standing on the fire pit. Behind me\the camera is "theater style" seating made from rows of logs partially buried in the ground. It is such a beautiful view with the river down below and Mt. Hood in the background.

For the most part they are very excited about going to camp. However, I am starting to get a few comments about not seeing us for FIVE nights (they leave on a Sunday, come home Friday). Once they get there they will be fine....or at least they had better be as I am not making the trek to pick them up!!!!! :-)

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