http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/KelseyKoch/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from KelseyKoch en-us Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:21:08 +0000 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:21:08 +0000 YEP Checked my Reeses and it definitely was in PIECES EVERYWHERE Wrappers everywhere hellip.. chocolate all eatenhelliphellip darn mice Today was a water day I do not know who planned our schedule but this morning we had boating lap swim Free swim Lunch Pool Party Instructional swimming and then dance. Crazy crazy day http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-Hampshire/White-Mountains/blog-428006.html OLYMPICS This morning I woke up and found Munchkins by our door donut holes and the girls were up at 645 so we decided to let them get up early because of their excitement and because it is Mikaylas birthday She turns 9 today Opening Ceremonies was crazy Each side had cheers and we were going back and forth then we lit the Olympic torch. Let the games begin For junior camp we first http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-Hampshire/White-Mountains/blog-428004.html This morning I went to church and got back when the girls had free time. Lunch was tacos which we had not had in a while and it was great We were not able to have quiet time because the girls had tryouts for the camper talent show and the junior camp counselors had an appreciationicecream meeting. So Adam PK Mia Jessica Amberlynn me La Sam Wes and Dan all ate icecream and had a pool http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/blog-428002.html This morning we hiked Piermont Mountain the girls were so pumped for it even though we have been prepping them that it would be difficult No girls from bunk 12A cried or whined but we had other cabins with us and they cried and whined and it was a difficult hike but they all did awesome It took us about an hour and a half to get up and then we ate lunch and relaxed for 2 hours at the top it w http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-Hampshire/White-Mountains/blog-428001.html Today has been great When Reveille went off all my girls had their teeth brushed and were dressed for the day...on top of their game If only every morning was like this We had breakfast then our morning announcements and then SIGS I was the counselor in Nature and this week the topic is Mission Impossible so we made air guns and decoder maps. The girls then had tennis and I was able to cat http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-Hampshire/White-Mountains/blog-426572.html This morning the girls had softball it was fun to see them play BUT 2 girls got hurt Mira caught a ball with her face instead of her glove and Mikayla dove for a ball and dove too far and it hit her knee instead. All of our girls are getting injured They then had nature lunch swimming lessons soccer and boating. After our picnic dinner we had hobby night I was in charge of knitting and luc http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-Hampshire/White-Mountains/blog-426571.html We woke up this morning late and left for Montpelier. Montpelier was on the way to Burlington which was our destination for the day. We walked around the capital which was nice and then we went to the Ben and Jerryrsquos factory in Waterburywhere Ben and Jerryrsquos was first opened. We then drove to Burlington which was really cute and went to a couple of the stores before lunch. We went t http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-Hampshire/White-Mountains/blog-426570.html The girls had tennis this morning so I was able to go to the CK to catch up on internet and talk to Jessica Wes and Torey about our plans for our day off. It is just the 4 of us and this is our last day off I canrsquot believe how fast this summer is going We then had boating and the weather was so nice out so I went to the middle of the lake and just sat there We then had swimming after l http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-Hampshire/White-Mountains/blog-426568.html The kids were us and making noise at 630hellip..YAH for sleeping in 61514 We heard screaming and Connor yelled ldquoGirls be quietrdquo I heard that and I walked out of the tent and rushed over to the girls and opened their tent and said ldquowhat is going onrdquo in a stern voice. I had 4 girls with ldquodeer in headlightrdquo looks at me and one of them rose their hand and http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-Hampshire/White-Mountains/blog-426567.html Today started really early It was Andres last day at camp because he was a counselor for the 4 week kids so to commemorate him and for a great good bye we hiked Piermonthellip..at 430am It was Andree Jessica Wes and Fred. Yes yes I know in my last entry I mentioned that Piermont is closedhellip.and it washellip.but it was only because there was so much rain and there was a lot of d http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-Hampshire/White-Mountains/blog-425317.html Today is the first of August I canrsquot believe that there are only 2 weeks left 13 days The days do go by slowly but the weeks go by so fast This morning after breakfast we were supposed to hike Piermont but on Friday it rained ALL day so it was too muddy so we hiked Canyon Mountain instead it was an easier hike the mountain is a ski resort in the winter. At the top we had our lu http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-Hampshire/White-Mountains/blog-425316.html We left the hotel at 900 and got breakfast it was so nice to get a decent cup of coffee and a bagel that was not from camp We also went to WalMart and got snacky food for the beach I got strawberries grapes chips and Milano cookieshellip.we had so much food for the afternoon We then had to drive 2 hours to get to Maine and we rolled in at 2pm it was a really hot day and the water fel http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-Hampshire/White-Mountains/blog-425314.html Today was an amazing dayhellipespecially after the hectic day yesterday. I was not assigned a SIG this week so I had a break from 910 and then the girls had tennis which counselors are not supposed to go too so I had a break from 1011 and then the girls had free swim and I was able to swim in the lake. With my free time I spent it outside on the lawn because it was 90 degrees out It finall http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-Hampshire/White-Mountains/blog-425313.html Today was lazy Monday and Amberlynn had her day off and it was a difficult day. With 2 new girls it was hard to make the girls focus. With 6 girls it was easy to get them to clean but now with 8 all they want to do is play games and be outside. We got a 82 which is below average but you can only tell the girls so many times to do something. We then had lunch quiet time showered and off to Lea http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-Hampshire/White-Mountains/blog-425311.html I was able to borrow a camp car and drive to Bradford Vermont for church. Driving was nice the curvy roads and the scenery. I think that the biggest difference between the east coast and NE is that the roads feel very confined trees everywhere no open spaces all trees I canrsquot wait to get back to NE and see corn and fields and be able to see more than a couple feet to the side of me I go http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-Hampshire/White-Mountains/blog-425310.html Today was crazy The girls all woke up and were pumped for their parents to come They were so hyper and we tried to put it to good use by having them spiff up the cabinhellip..but they were to wound up so we had to have some quiet time before waiting outside for them All the parents then came and it was so emotional to see the kids running and embracing their parents. Some of the parents set u http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-Hampshire/White-Mountains/blog-422862.html Today was the big play We had ceramics right before the play so we rushed from that to dinner then to Titas. Before the plays at camp we always sing songs and have announcements and being in junior camp our plays are shorter so we have all 3 junior camp plays in one night. We were the third to go before us was Beauty and the Beast and Hocus Pocus which were both marvelous plays but not as http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-Hampshire/White-Mountains/blog-422860.html Today was my day off we arrived in Maine last night and stayed in a cute little beach town York. Wehad no plans for the day so we slept in and took our time getting ready to go and we checked out at 1100 and explored the town we went to the beach and put our feet in the water we all stood on top of a rock and a wave came and soaked us all Toreys camera got wet and broke I was on the phone w http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-Hampshire/White-Mountains/blog-422859.html This morning my girls had waterskiing and I was not in charge of a SIG so I had 8301030am off which was really nice when the girls got back we went kayaking it started to rain...which made it more fun After lunch instead of quiet time we rehearsed for our play again it is on Friday luckily the play only has to be 15 min long so it is not as stressful but we still need to put on a good http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-Hampshire/blog-422857.html Today is just me the specialists and Amberlynn have their day off and luckily it is MONDAY Which means it is a lazy day We started off the day amazing The girls were all up at 630 but I just ignored that and kept sleeping and even though the Reville went off at 745 I was awake again at 715 because that is what my body is used to at camp. So we got an early start on cleaning the cabin http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-Hampshire/White-Mountains/blog-420668.html