The boys went camping with their church group at Assateague State Park, where they engaged in fun activities like throwing dead horseshoe crabs back in the ocean...
Surf fishing...
splashing and swimming
digging in the sand... (they fortified an area of the beach like Captain Moroni, but then the rangers made them take it down)
riding quad cycles around Ocean City...
paddle boarding...
hanging out with the young women for a day when they came down...
ocean fishing...
...other stuff...
water park in Ocean City...
picking up beach trash for service...
more water and sand play...
being hot and sunburned... (D had the opportunity to learn the lesson about sunscreen personally)
It was Nut Brown's birthday while they were gone, and we put together a bag of silly gifts for him that D snuck out to surprise him with. His leaders made sure that he was celebrated that day too!
The boys had been cautious about going, and we had to buy a lot of camping supplies last minute because they decided the week before departure that they actually did want to go. When they came home, they said that "the fun outweighed the discomfort" (Nut Brown) and "I really like camping!" (D). I am had that they had such a good time!
The rest of us had a quiet week at home. D had been in a STEM day camp the week before and Rosebud really missed him, so I lined up daily playdates for her so she wasn't lonely. We also met up spontaneously with half of the Blood family (who also sent people to camp) for a picnic dinner at soccer practice. And ice cream after!
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