A Busy, Busy Summer

The summer has been crazy!  With many, many doctor appointments, a few camping and side trips, reunions and then just the run-o-the-mill summer things going on, the summer has been flying by!  I had such good intentions of doing so much more!!  My most long-awaited and loved plan was to have "Grandma Camp" for the grandkids.  The older group was set for a 4-day, 3-night block of time and we were all set.  It was planned that Kaden, Noah, Jarom and Caleb would come for the first camp.  It was the day of the night of their arrival when Grandma Fackrell fell and was taken to the hospital and I was called to Blackfoot.  Of course, that is where I needed and wanted to be, so camp was postponed.  Grandma had a hard recovery but thankfully, no broken hip as we had first been told.  When I returned home, I again began making plans for "camp".  With my upcoming knee surgery on the 9th, our time was running short and so we decided upon August 3rd through the 5th (only 2 nights and 3 days ... but that was better than not getting it in at all).  The problem with those dates was that Jarom also had Scout Camp.  I felt badly but we went on with the plans and the three boys came.  We had a great time together!  


The first night activity was "movie night".  The boys chose to watch "National Treasure"(?) with the approval of parents.  Noah loved the movie but the others were a little apprehensive about all of the suspense.  I think they all liked it, however.


We got up Thursday morning to a pancake and ham breakfast and a day full of activities.  We headed out to hit "shag balls" at the golf course, lunch at McDonald's, the "Smurf" movie, making HUGE bubbles and playing on the "slip and slide".  We did a craft and then had a hotdog roast and picnic when Grandpa came home from work.  The boys ended the day by spending time on the "Whoopie" with Grandpa.  (I conveniently stayed in the house for that "adventure" since Grandpa lets the "boys be boys" and it usually ends up making this Grandma a little nervous!)

 Setting up the "Slip and Slide"

 Working together

 Noah's turn

 Incoming Kaden

 Then Caleb ....

A good time for cooling off from the summer heat!

 Making ID Holders

(Kaden to Caleb:  "I know somebody is going to steal these".

Caleb:  "Who would want to steal them?"

Kaden:  "Everybody in my family are thieves!")

It is these conversations that make a Grandma smile!!

 Noah watches "National Treasure 2"

(Too much "action" for Kaden and Caleb)

 S'mores after having hotdog roast.

 Good to the last lick!

Since Mike, Grandad and I had to be in Salt Lake for a birthday celebration for Uncle DeVon, we left Logan early Friday morning to spend the day in Ogden while Mike worked his Friday shift.  So Caleb went home before we left and Kaden and Noah traveled with us so that their parents could pick them up.  We spent the day shopping, lunching and just "hanging out" together.  Luckily, Quilted Bear was having a "Webkins Tour" so we went there and the two boys had a great time.  It was sad to see our time together come to an end when the parents met us downtown Salt Lake that evening.  


Hopefully,  Jarom and Caleb will be able to get together with me soon to go to dinner and a movie to round out our Grandma Camp for the 10-year-old-and-over group for this year.  I am really looking forward to camp next year with these four boys!  So much fun .... at least for Grandma!!!


P.S.  Next camp will be the 7-9 year olds!  Hope to be able to do that in the very near future.