Camp Part 2
As promised, here is the second post on camp :) On my visit back out to camp I was able to see a fair chunk of the Engberg clan and spend some much needed time on the beach. I'm not one for tanning, because I don't, but in the event that I do happen to get any colour that doesn't peel, I'm not going to deny that it makes me a little bit happy. On returning to Vancouver I discovered that I was the most tan I've ever been which goes unnoticed by everyone around me because in comparison its not really that tan.
Anyways, I'm getting of track. While out at camp I was fortunate to be able to visit With Rosie and her girls again. I had been to their place earlier in the week for a very yummy dinner that her hubby Don made for us. Master bbqer? possibly. There were three different kinds of meat on a stick which, in my opinion, is the very best way to eat meat and the girls couldn't wait for rocket pops for dessert (awesome!). After dinner their girls took me out to pick raspberries in their backyard, which has now inspired me to try and grow some of my own, as well as show me their various acrobatics and magic tricks. It was really great to be able to catch up with them and see how much their little ones had grown. It was a lovely evening and I was happy I was able to see them again later in the week at camp.
After spending the afternoon playing in the water and sand we took a stroll down to slippery rock with the girls and reminisced about how years ago it was her playing with me and my siblings on the beach. While her kid's now asked me to dig them a giant hole they could all sit in I had flashbacks to asking Rosie to do the very same thing LOL. She was always so patient with us and never acted like it was a chore to be around us; which as a teenager is a feat. I remember waiting patiently, or at least to me it was patiently, for Rosie or her father Tom to come to camp. Besides the fact that they were fun to play with we were also never allowed to go to the river alone. We would wait for them to bring us, which they almost always did, and we'd walk down the road to the railroad tracks that were always scorching hot from the sun. We'd never seem to remember to wear our shoes and Rosie or Tom would carry us over the smoldering railroad ties, and the broken glass, one by one until were were all at the flat rocks above the water. We could spend all evening up there making water slides, seeing who could swim against the current the longest, and looking for minnows in the little pools of water around the rocks. Eventually we would make our way back to camp where Margaret would have made something delicious for dinner and dessert (often topped with vanilla ice cream). This was all followed by a fire to warm up, games, movies, or reading until we were to tired to keep our eyes open. These remain some of my fondest memories growing up. The ones spent out at camp. So its really nice to see all the little ones out there now. Getting to have similar experiences on those sandy shores :)
The girls had so much fun together which then resulted in a third visit out to camp for a play date... no complaints here :)
Margaret is another person in my life with a green thumb :)
This time it was Jolene's turn to dig a hole :)
The dog tried to help but never seemed to dig in the right place. Eventually she got the hole big enough and the kids covered.
The whole afternoon this little girl was trying to share that bracelet with my niece but she wouldn't have anything to do with it. Now was her chance! BAHAHA!
Best part of being buried in the sand? has to be getting out :)
She really did like the freezies. In fact, she had a circle of people around her convinced to share their's with her too. She would take some from one and then move on to the next person's freezie. Priceless.
I was so happy there wasn't a fire ban on because it just wouldn't have felt like camp without a fire :) I was able to stay just long enough for the fire to burn down to roast marshmallows with the kids and Rosie. Which ended in tears because all of the kids were exhausted from the day. But it was a really nice fire :)
Thank you for the visits, the fire, the marshmallows, and the memories :)
xo
