Showing posts with label wagon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wagon. Show all posts

Monday, August 9, 2010

Laundry Day: Summer Camp Part 4

Greetings, readers!

It seems that I won't see my friend Julie till tomorrow, so I'm finally back with more summer camp adventures. Sorry for the delay. Today's post will be about a very fun activity at camp--washing our clothes in the stream!

One morning, we loaded our clothes into the wagon and set off for the little freshwater creek that runs past the camp. Unfortunately, it turned out to be heavier than we thought. Addy decided she would rather sit on top of the clothes than push.






I explained to her that it would be much easier if we worked together.



We all grabbed hands and marched toward the stream. Hooray for teamwork!



When we reached the water, we kicked off our shoes, waded in, and sat down to begin scrubbing our clothes. Soon, we were surrounded by skirts and dresses.



Then, we heaped the wagon with the sopping wet clothes.



The counselors had set up a clothesline for each group of camp sisters. Kirsten, Addy, and I quickly began hanging up our shirts and sweaters.











Here's a great shot of the finished product. I think we did a fine job!



Please comment and tell me what you think of the lovely laundry pictures!

There will be approximately four more camp posts and one post with pictures of my upcoming visit with Julie!

Lots of love,
Kit

Monday, August 2, 2010

Wagons and Drawings: Summer Camp Part 2

Hello, again, I'm here with more summer camp fun!

We took a lot of hikes throughout the week. On this one, we took turns pulling each other in the wagon.





I was holding a bouquet of flowers I picked! The counselor showed me which plants would dry nicely and wouldn't turn brown. One was really soft and green and called "Our Lady's Bedstraw." Isn't that a weird name? There's also some lavender, which made the bouquet smell good.



At the end of this hike, we were told to pick something we'd seen to draw when we went to the craft house. Addy, Kirsten, and I spent some time discussing what to pick.



Inside the craft house, we grabbed some paper and colored pencils and got to work.



I drew a pink flower...



...Addy sketched a tree...



...and Kirsten made a very realistic picture of a Monarch butterfly.



Ta-da! All of the campers put their drawings on the wall.



More to come!

XOXO,
Kit