We went camping this week and had a blast. It was just the women in the family. My mom, the 8 grandkids, my 2 sister in laws and me. We went to Jellystone Park in Frankenmuth. It is such a nice park over there, especially during the week when it isn't extremely busy. The kids loved the indoor pool. I have some pictures and videos of the kids swimming. They also loved minature golf, the playground and the scheduled activities.
The kids loved the pool...especially mine. Makenzi could swim the width of the pool all by herself the first day (25ft) and by the second day she was swimming the length of the pool as long as somebody was swimming next to her (52ft). She was jumping and swimming back to the ladder. Braxton showed a lot of improvement. Earlier this year at the cabin he wouldn't even jump off the dock even if somebody would catch him. At the pool the first day he started jumping off the side of the pool in his swim vest onto a noodle as long as we were holding his hand. By that night he was swimming to the ladder in his swim vest and with the noodle, climbing the ladder, throwing his noodle into the deep end and jumping in all by himself. He would even do this if nobody else was in the pool with him. He didn't want anybody to help him.
They rode bikes a lot as well. We were in a perfect spot that they could ride their bikes to the playground and we could watch them from the trailer. We had beautiful weather too. They enjoyed seeing Yogi Bear and Boo Boo too. Makenzi wrote a letter to Yogi and is now planning to get a letter in the mail from him.
Today we did a ceramic art project. Each kid got to pick a ceramic to paint. Makenzi picked a flower with a butterfly on it and Braxton picked a shark. They both did a great job painting them. Braxton's shark looks really good. He painted it black and dark blue. Makenzi did a great job painting hers too. She did pinks and yellows.
Overall we had a great time. Scott and I really want to take the kids back soon. Braxton didn't want to come home. He wanted to stay and swim and play.
The everyday life that consists of triumphs and defeats. Raising three children sure lets me see lots of these...
2 comments:
Sounds like a wonderful trip! You have quite the swimmers. And Frankenmuth, you were practically in our backyard. :)
I do have some good little swimmers. That is a miracle to me though because Makenzi was terrified of the water until she was 4.
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