Friday, July 18, 2008

CAMP POSSIBLE 1, 2, & 3

WHAT AN AWESOME TO START OUT OUR SUMMER. WE HAD A CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING OF THIS POSSITIVE PROGRAM "CAMP POSSIBLE"

"WE" INCLUDES: CHARLIE, ADAM, CHRISPY, DAD, LESLIE, AMANDA, LEVESHA, TERESA, CINDY P & F, TRE, LISA & WRAYMAN, MYSELF AND CHARLITA SOME DAYS. MOM AND CALEB WERE ALSO THERE IN THEIR OWN CABIN DOING THEIR OWN THING. ( THAT WAS A REAL BLESSING FOR CHRISPY AND I---THANKS AGAIN MOM)

THE PROGRAM INCLUDED:
DAY 0 - REGISTRATION, LOW ROPES, SWIMING AND CAMPFIRE.
DAY 1 - ARIC BOSTIC "DREAM BIG" & A LOW ROPES PROGRAM.
DAY 2 - ERIC CUPP NOW THAT YOU HAVE SOME DREAMS... WHAT'S STANDING IN YOUR WAY? AND HIGH ROPES PROGRAM.
DAY 3 - KELLY KINSEY SPOKE ABOUT GOING TO COLLEGE OR GETTING A TRADE AND IN THE AFTERNOON WE HAD A COLLEGE FAIR, CLOSING CAMPFIRE
DAY 4 - SWIMMING, CLEAN UP AND GO HOME!

WE HAD A GREAT TIME EACH WEEK AND EACH WEEK WAS TOTALLY DIFERENT THAN THE OTHER ONES. THE SECOND WEEK IS WHEN WRAYMAN, LISA, CINDY P. AND TREY JOINED US. THEY WERE AN AWESOME BOOST OF ENERGY IN OUR CAMP. THE STAFF BECAME LIKE FAMILY AND WE OURSELVES BEGAN TO DREAM OF HOW WE COULD DO THIS BETTER NEXT YEAR. ARIC AND ERIC BOTH INSPIRED US ALL.

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK CINDY FARRELL WHO IS THE BRAIN CHILD OF THIS AWESOME PROJECT. SHE GIVES A LOT OF CREDIT TO THE PEOPLE IN HER OFFICE WHO WORK ON THE BUDGETS BUT SHE'S THE HEART AND SOUL OF THIS CAMP. AND I THANK HER FOR LETTING MY FAMILY PARTICIPATE IN IT.

HERE ARE A FEW PICTURES FROM CAMP. WE TOOK ABOUT 1000 BUT THEY ARE ALL ON CINDY F'S CAMARA.
THIS IS MOM IN HER CABIN WITH MR. MILKEY FACE. THESE WERE THE FIRST NITES I SPENT AWAY FROM CALEB AND IT WASN'T THAT BAD, BECAUSE HE WAS IN THE NEXT CABIN OVER. (-:
HERE'S CALEB ONE SUNDAY MORNING BETWEEN CAMPS. I LOVE THIS CUTE OUTFIT.
THE PRUITT MERMAIDS CAME OUT TO SPEND A FEW DAYS IN GRANDMOMMY'S CABIN. THEY CAN REALLY SWIM! AUBREY HAS JUST TURNED 8 & LOLO 6. I DON'T KNOW WHY I'M SO SUPRISED THAT MY LITTLE BABY NIECES ARE GROWING UP.
EVEN THOUGH DAD WAS THE CAMP DIRECTOR HE TOOK SOME TIME OUT TO SWIM WITH THE BOY. CALEB LOVES HIS "UN-DAH"
THIS WAS ONE MORNING WHEN THE KIDS WERE GETTING UP.
DAD FOUND A FISHING POND AND CONVINCED THE KIDS THAT THERE WERE BIG FISH THERE... THE BELIEVED HIM!
LEVESHA IS ON THE FAR LEFT, ADAM, CHRISPY AND AMANDA. I DON'T HAVE A GOOD PICTURE OF LESLIE.
HERE ARE THE GREAT FISHERMEN, RICHARD AND CHARLIE, OFF TO CATCH A BUNCH OF 2 INCH FISH.
DURING THE DAY WE WOULD HAVE SEVERAL SPEAKERS AND MOM WOULD COME VISIT WITH CALEB. HE WOULD WEAR HIMSELF OUT AND FALL ASLEEP IN MOM'S LAP.
I WOULD DROP BY EARLY IN THE MORNING AND FIND CALEB ATTACKING GRANDMA OR SLEEPING WITH HER.
ADAM HELPING THE FISHERMAN. WE HAD A GREAT WEEK WITH ADAM, NEXT YEAR WE HOPE CHRISTY CAN COME TO CAMP TOO. I GUESS HAVING A BABY TOOK PRIORITY THIS YEAR.
I LOOK FOWARD TO SEEING EVERYBODY SOON. WE'RE GOING TO PLAN A GET TOGETHER AT THE FARRELL'S VERY SOON. I BELIEVE ALL OF THE ADULTS ARE GOING TO HEAR HARRY WONG THE MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER JULY 24TH.
ASK ANY OF US ABOUT CAMP POSSIBLE WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT WHAT WE GOT TO DO THIS SUMMER.



1 comment:

Jessica said...

Wow! That sounds AWESOME!!! You are so blessed to be able to have been a part of that.