Thursday was light green scary Golem t-shirt day and Abe was wearing it with pride!!
There were places we could go to stay out of the rain.
Sarah had been wanting the family to solve the escape room she had made for her girls' camp devotional object lesson.
It was a smashing success. The family solved it and enjoyed themselves while at it. Sarah was pleased and felt confident her young women could solve it as well.
It was nice when the weather warmed up a bit later in the day. We went from sweating to death at the beginning of the week there to being chilly at the end of our week.
Not quite sure it was warm enough for the water activities that were planned for that afternoon, but our family members were good sports and gave the long water slide a try.
There goes Sarah!!
The ones participating did a variety of creative slides: going down sitting up, going down on their tummy, going down on their back, going down on their knees, going down rolling, going down backwards, going down in the plank position, etc.
After the adults had a turn on the slide, children groups had their turn.
Other outdoor activities were gaga ball.
Newland got into it so much that he scraped his knuckles on the ground trying to hit the ball so hard.
Collecting bugs...or something...?
Our children talked Glen into buying a 9-quare game and we hauled it up to camp only to find out Aspen Grove had already thought of that fun game and had one all set up.
An example of how wonderful the leaders were with the children happened while the 9-square game was going on. Located close to that game was an enclosed playground area.
Natalie and I were in the building right next to the playground and I noticed Magnus sitting out on a small picnic table playing trucks with one of the workers. She was so darling with him and I commented on it to Natalie who told me children groups were finished for the day.
I went out to relieve her of her perceived duties. Apparently she had spied Magnus all alone, not realizing his parents were nearby, and was staying with him until his parents came for him.
His cousins soon found the playground and he was not alone for long.
After dinner was a closing show presented by the age groups at the amphitheater. At the end, all the adults were called up to dance for their children.
After the show, the children were given time to find their groups one last time and get a photo with their leaders. Jonah was proud of being a stomper. Wynne was in tears as she said good-bye to her group because she loved being in the bobcat group so much!!
Claire.
Spencer and Logan.
Luke and Caroline.
Natalie and Emma.
We adults even had a leader over us. Taleni was a very fun and personable person.
Jacob and Laurie knew one of the families that was at camp that week. Jacob had worked with him at Union Pacific.
There was a family dance in the dining hall after that. Jacob felt the need to help Caroline with her YMCA dance moves.
After the family dance, everyone but the teen group got shooed out so only they could continue dancing.
Night was falling once again--but this was our last time at Aspen Grove.
In the morning, a moose was spotted on the field and up by our cabin.
Breakfast--our last meal at Aspen Grove.
We went to the office to check out and signed the huge guest book. The Thomas family is now forever engraved in the history book of Aspen Grove.
Dallas had taken some great photos to help us remember the scenery of our beautiful surroundings.
As per the request to get a full family photo in one of our matching t-shirts, we made it happen the morning we were leaving.
Of course we had to have a grandchild line-up from oldest to youngest.
(Natalie, Emma, Brooke, Luke, Caroline, Logan, Eli, Spencer, Carson, Newland, Claire, Madison, Wynne, Lincoln, Jonah, Magnus, Kade, Levi and Monty)
Dallas set the timer on his camera and this is what we got--all 31 of us in the same photo. It was worth the effort!!
So long Aspen Grove!! That place will forever have a soft spot in our hearts!!
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