Sometimes we eat a barrel of cheese balls at camp.
And get really messy.
And see how many we can stuff in our mouths at one time.
And take pictures of all of it.
Miriam "driving" the "motorcycle."
Andrea wearing Gwendolen and going for a walk to the quarry.
Miriam "taking pictures" of me. She holds her hand over her eye and says, "Kuh-KUH!"
Rebekah, Mack, Analee and Tav on our walk to the quarry. See those BB guns? When we get to our list of injuries, those will come into play.
Rebekah running through the quarry.
Shadow picture of Winnie strapped to my front.
Watching for chipmunks so they can shoot them with the BB guns.
Miriam on a ledge at the quarry. She was a little worried about the drop, as you can see from her face. She was never in danger of falling, though.
Ana "practicing for our hike" by climbing higher in the quarry.
Bekah thought the way Winnie fell asleep in the Pack 'n Play in our tent was funny.
Seth holding the squirrel pelt he harvested with his trusty bow.
Unfortunately, our holiday weekend included a list of mishaps and inconveniences.
- On the walk back from the quarry, I got zinged across the back of both legs by an errant BB. One of the boys had reportedly shot straight at a rock, so it ricocheted and hit me. I don't have a picture of it because (1) no one wants to see the back of my pasty thighs and (2) I don't think it left a mark, although it stung like crazy for a little while.
- Also not pictured is the random nosebleed Analee had. That poor girl bore the brunt of the camp injuries, as you'll see below.
- Ana got burned on her neck by one of the boys who liked poking sticks in the fire and then waving them around to see the smoke rise off them.
The burn on Ana's neck.
- A whole nest of hornets made daily visits to our campsite. They were buzzing around the food, around the water barrel and around us. By the time we left, the sting count was up to four: Grandpa Dennis, Uncle Jim, Miriam and Grandma Susan. After I went home with the girls, Seth got stung three times, as did Uncle Doug's dog Roscoe.
Miriam's hornet sting.
- I didn't see any of them buzzing around, but Analee's poor neck testified that some of those pesky gnats that bite around the nape of the neck were also visiting camp. Interestingly, Ana was the only one who got bit.
Ana's neck. Although she was the sole gnat victim, she had at least five bites.
Miriam borrowed the Papworth's bow (or "bowanehwo," in Miri's words) and was practicing shooting it backwards.
Seth pushing Winnie and Miriam in the stroller and Ana hunting for wildflowers while on a walk.
First roasted marshmallow for this kid.
Winnie getting the most of her 'mallow.
Grandma Susan reading library books to Miriam and Analee next to the fire.
Old Grandma brought her Nandy bird to camp with her. It often sits on her head like that. It's the cutest thing.