Camp, Sleepovers, & Friends

The first week of August, Hunter headed off to sleep away camp with his friend Dillon. I was a nervous wreck in anticipation since he has only ever spent one night away from us at a time, and always with family or close friends. The night before he left, Dillon's mom, Amy, our friend Brook, and I all went out for a few drinks. We had a really nice time getting hit on by some drunk guy, and watching all the people shake their groove thang to a local band.

The next day we headed off to Westport Baptist camp to drop the boys off. Hunter was happy to see that it was a "real" camp with cabins. He was also pleasantly surprised to see some familiar faces from one of the vacation bible school's he attended in July.

Hunter was thrilled to know that he would not be receiving any vaccinations at camp. When he saw this sign he said, "Yes! We don't have to get any shots here". I , on the other hand, was relieved to know that they do not allow drunk wine bottles sporting the old school Michael Jackson one glove attire and a chef's hat to frequent their camp.

Hunter & Dillon outside of their cabin.

Mom & Moose
Moose and Grace on his bunk.

While the boy's were gone, their sister's got to have some fun girl time. Grace just adores Dillon's big sister, Liz. On Sunday night they invited Grace over for a sleepover. The girl's had fun making up plays and putting on performances for Liz's parents and grandparents. Wes and I even stopped by to check out one of their shows. Grace also had fun on Liz's pink tractor that she and her dad have worked hard to restore.

The next evening, we had Liz over to our house for a sleepover. She was excited to go fishing in our pond and was hoping to catch her first Indiana fish. She told me she had only ever caught one fish and it was during a trip to TN. She even showed up to our house with her own live bait. Grace wasn't too sure about the worms.

The live bait wasn't working out too well for Liz, so we suggested that she give the rubber worms a try. And Voila!!!
After some fishing we headed inside to play hair and make-up. The girls each did their own make up and I straightened their hair. Then, they did my makeup. Liz drew a line down the center of my face, and they each took one side of my face to make over.

That following weekend, our new friends Brook and Darrin came over with their 4 kiddos. We ate tacos and hung out. The kids all played together really well, and two of their kiddos ended up spending the night I didn't take any pics of their other beautiful children, b/c I just couldn't keep my lens away from these adorable rolls.

Check back tomorrow for pics from last week when we met up with some TX friends, and also for first day of school pictures and stories.