...they wore their new red shirts...
...it always amazes me how well the counselors know their youth...the menus are always tween/teen approved...
...the first night they (I always bring my own food of course) had banana splits served from a trough...what messy fun...
...they must be delicious served that way though because practically everyone went back for seconds...I had a banana with some chocolate and strawberrys - YUM!...
...then they divided the kids into small groups so they could get to know each other a little bit...
...Scout is trying to get an Oreo cookie from his forehead into his mouth without using his hands...
...the next group had to stack 7 pop cans (that's Coke cans to you southerners) and then shoot the stack with a rubber band...only one accomplished this feat...
...then the next group had to put together a puzzle made from the front of a box of cereal - each one had a different puzzle...and no one made it in time...
...the next one was really funny - they called it the booty-bop - there was this box full of jingle bells - with a slit in it - attached to a belt - they had to put the belt on and then bounce and bop until all the jingle bells fell out - several of them accomplished this and it was hilarious to watch...
...did I mention that they had only 60 seconds for each 'feat' and a neat display timer...
...there were small group sessions...
...each in a different area of the lodge...
...and plenty of carpet ball...
...and a funny sign - sorry it's so dark...
...the boys stayed in a cabin - Scout said that it was a lot warmer than the igloo...
...I stayed with the girls in the same room we stayed in last year - the Denim Daze Room and since I already posted about it last year I won't do that again...
...we all had a lot of fun and not much sleep...I'm always amazed and inspired by the counselors and the interaction with other youth directors and pastors and I come away with lots of new ideas for our own youth group...
...I accomplished a lot of knitting on my Amity so I'll show you that tomorrow...
...PS...the blizzard wasn't that bad - just about 5 more inches of snow - and some more huge drifts - and a piece of siding blew off the Church...
It all looks a lot of fun.
ReplyDeleteScout is becoming quite a young man. I remember so well my children reaching this stage in their lives. One day I looked and was taken aback by how grown up they looked.
hey,glad you had fun! just back from myrtle beach
ReplyDeletelove, k