The Long awaited weekend

When ever I post pictures I always get them backwords.  Must be my left handed brain functioning.  Never the less here are the pics from this weekend of camping.  The curtain picture tells you that is the movie loft.  Others are self explanatory except for the worm eating contest.  The camp director, Chris, told the kids that whoever ate one of the fishing worms he would give them five dollars.  Grace and Kelly opted just to watch.  Patrick considered it them opted out too.  Now there were two worm eating contestants.  Chance and Abby.  The first worms tasted were with dirt and all.  The rules were clarified and they could wash them with their bottled water.  That sounded a bit better, but you know eating wiggling worms is a bit tricky.  Chance barfed up his first bite.  Everyone was concerned for the residue in his braces...Abby choked up the first one, so all first worms were thrown in the grassy area.  Second round,  Abby takes the lead.  She breaks up the worm in to pieces and swallows them like pills.  She finishes first.  Chance watches in amazement and a little trepidation that an 8 year old girl has just eaten a live worm.  He tries, but time runs out and Abby flashes her fiver. 
The weekend was not without drama.  On Friday Abby got the biggest catch of all, a fifty pound little girl with a barbed hook in her arm.  She got the line caught in the weeds and tried to whip it out...she did right into her arm.  There was lots of drama...crying from many parties wondering if we should call an ambulance from the park ranger and Papa in his usual form, acting mad and telling the hurt child to quit crying.  We knew it was hurting she cried for her daddy. (in Las Vegas)  I held her tight and Papa with his assortment of tools took it out.  I told her she was the bravest little girl I know.  I felt sick, I don't want things to happen on my watch, but I know life happens.  It was the talk of the whole park.  We sent the kids to the nature talk on Saturday afternoon, not all wanted to go, and the park ranger mentioned that someone was hooked.  Grace couldn't wait to tell everyone it was her sister.
Kathleen and Chance did the shopping.  We wanted for nothing, and had so many surprises.  Howw fun to show up with the shopping and lunch done.  They can camp with us anytime.  Chance was a delight and all his cousins were so happy he came and was willing to play cards, ride bikes, watch movies, and help with cleanups.  Mary and Jim loved it too, the children were our wonderful children and made the best time they could.  What could I ask for...nothing, love happens when you leave yourself open to possibilities.