A Showdown at the O.K. Corral

As part of our western theme this week our archery instructor, Nala, decided to pose a shootout challenge to 3 girls from one of the units. Whoever beat her with the most points scored in archery would have the honor of pieing her in the face after our banquet. Well one girl came out victorious and as promised she was able to pie Nala in the face. A few of our staff decided to join in the fun as well!

Our 2011 Summer Staff

We have a great group of women on our staff this year. They have a heart for making a difference in our campers lives and they have a fun time doing. Our administrative team is so thankful for every one of our staff members and the work that they do. We wouldn't be the camp we are without them.

Smooth as Butter

Today our Pioneers learned how to make butter the old fashioned way. each girl was given some heavy cream and a small amount of seasoning. They were then told to shake their containers until the liquid turned solid. Well they shook, and shook, and shook until finally they had made butter. A few of the girls felt they needed a break after that workout. They are currently using that butter on some toast at their unit cookout!

Aloha!

as part of Hawaiian week we just couldn't resist throwing a luau and letting the girls burn off some excess energy before bed. The girls came out all dresses up and ready to have fun!

Glow Stick Dance Party

Last night was amazing and so much fun! As part of our out of this world theme we had a glow stick dance party. The girls were having so much fun dancing and dressing up, they really got into the theme. While the staff may have had too much fun turning themselves into aliens with face paint.

New life in our garden

Here at camp we have a very special garden that the girls are able to utilize for learning about how plants grow, what they eat, and other gardening information as well. For some girls they have never even been told about gardening and others have their own. It allows the girls to create something sustainable that can be utilized by other girls after they are gone.

Well, our garden seemed kind of empty and we thought that our plants needed some new friends so we replanted for the year. We added tomatoes, peppers, lettuce, herbs, and several other plants. The campers were a great help to us and our councilors dug in too. Eco, our naturalist, is so excited for the garden to be more whole again and can't wait to share it with the rest of our campers this summer. Next on the list, composting!

The Seven Dwarfs

Our Trailblazers turned a normal flag ceremony into a production. They decided to go with the theme snow white and the seven dwarfs. They even convinced Kitty to act as the evil queen for them. The girls had a great time chasing her down and the rest of the camp enjoyed the show.