JR - Summer Camp

Day 1
Today once I woke up my whole cabin went to the Royal dining hall for breakfast. After that we got ready for my first skill, I had the Kracken Waterslide which was awesome because I had 3 people in my class. The timer's were not working because they were having technical issues. After that I had Badminton which taught me how to properly play Badminton. My next skill was Swim Beach I didn't have a lot of fun because the lines were too big. After that we went to midday madness where they say how many points you got for cabin clean up. They also put on some little skits before heading to lunch. After lunch we had free time to go to tuck and hangout at your cabin. Once free time was up I went to my next activity which was skateboards and scooters. I long boarded during the class and the ramps were big for scootering. My second last event was digital photography. In that class we learned how to use cameras. I learned a lot from that class. Finally, my last activity was tennis. In that class you learned how to play and the rules of the game. After that we had free time for half an hour and then we had to go to dinner. We then had evening programs. For the first night we did animal races. I was a "Firefly". We painted a bunch of paint on us and had to race like a certain animal (like a walrus) and then slide across the tarp.  The tarp was covered in soap and water. Once we finished animal races we then went back to our cabins before going to convo cafe. We learned about being "Heard" and making sure that your family hears you and you speak your mind.


Day 2
Today once our whole cabin got up we went to breakfast. The counsellor "Pretzel" prayed before we could all eat. After breakfast we had an hour of free time before our first skill. We had four new people join our group for the Kracken but two of them did not go in the water. No one new joined in our badminton class, so the class instructor set up a tournament to be played. Swim beach was busy as usual but I went on the big inflatable slide. We went to midday madness where they were lip singing to songs. We had lunch before we had free time where I went to tuck shop and then went back to the cabin. During my fourth skill they opened up the halfpipe and I rode it on my scooter.  In digital photography we learned how to take close-up shots. We went outside to take some close up shots of nature.  In tennis they taught us how to forehand return a ball today. After tennis we went back to the cabin before going to dinner. Our evening program for that night was a scavenger hunt. You had to run all over the camp to find certain clues. If you got found by a counsellor with a camera you would lose points. I almost got caught by one. He chased me through the basketball court. We then went to convo cafe to learn about "I Am Known". I learned that family doesn't leave each other and that family is important.  During convo cafe we had a water bottle flipping challenge. The boys won that against the girls. After convo cafe we went back to the cabin to go to sleep.

Day3
Once our whole cabin got up we heard that all of our skills were cancelled because it was pouring rain, which sucks because I was really looking forward to the Kracken. So all the Junior High's went to the Hangar for the day. We played heads and tails, rock, paper, scissors before going for lunch we watched two movies, we watched Inside Out and Zootopia. I enjoyed them even though I've seen them before. Then we had dinner but we didn't have evening programs but we still had convo cafe where we learned about fear and how to overcome it.  When your scared sometimes you should just do it and try something new.  We had ice cream for an evening snack then we went to sleep.

Day 4
Today once our whole cabin got up we went to breakfast before going to our first skill. The Kracken timers were still not working so we had to time ourselves, I got 8 seconds.  For badminton we did a tournament I came in third place. Swim beach was still super busy so I did not go on anything.  Mid day madness was the same today.  After lunch I went to tuck, to get some chips. After skateboards and scooters it started to rain so I had to go to the hanger again to finish up Zootopia. We went to dinner before playing 4 corners I was a yeti so I had to wear a white shirt, it got covered in mud because I was running through the mud. Today was the last day for convo cafe we just played games before going to bed.

Day 5
Today once our cabin got up and went to breakfast and we had eggs and bacon, but you were only allowed three bacon strips.  During the Kracken the timers were finally working so I got timed and I got 7.18 seconds.  The camp record is 6 seconds!! In badminton we did a doubles tournament and my team came in third. For swim beach there weren't as many people in the water so I went on the big inflatable slide three times.  For mid day madness we sang along to songs again.  For lunch we had pizza and Miss Vickie's salt and vinegar chips.  For skateboards and scooters I long boarded around the loop 3-4 times.  It was fun and I want to get a long board for Christmas.  Hint! Hint! In digital photography we did light photos.  We used our phone flashlight to draw something and then I used the camera to film it.  In tennis, we had a doubles game with two other people.  After tennis we had dinner, it was mashed potatoes, steak and I had a salad. Our night activity was "Stock Tickets" where you had to collect certain animals (not real ones) to get points.  My team got 69 points but we didn't win, the best team had around 500 points. After that we went back to the cabin and went to bed.

Day 6
Today we woke up and had eggs and sausage mcmuffin for breakfast. The Kracken timers were still working the best I got was 8.35 seconds.  For Badminton we just played for fun. It was busier then the last day at Swim Beach so I just talked to Noah my friend from skateboards and scooters. In skateboards and scooters I long boarded it was fun. In digital photography I edited some photos of mine and finally for tennis we just played for fun.

AR's Post on Thursday, August 11, 2016

Manitoulin Island - Today I woke up and had some Fruit loops and we also had eggs, hashbrown's and bacon yummy 🍎. Then I went swimming on the magic mat with J E and B it was fun I guess. Then I went to the frog pond with E and B and we caught 8 frogs. JACKPOT!! Then John Beck L and B arrived and everyone went back to the frog pond but I got bored so I left and when I came back they were playing "Frog hospital" so I left AGAIN 🙄. Then we all went swimming and played "Safety Patrol" and me and L were on a team and B E and B were on another team and one person from the team was the motor so they pushed the back of the kayak and I was a motor 🚤🚤. Then we got out of the water and played Cops and Robbers and me and L were the Cops and the boys were the Robbers and we caught all the boys GIRL POWER 💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼. Then we went in "The Bunkie" and played House and I was the sister and B was the older brother and other B was the baby then we went back to the frog pond and they played frog hospital again so I left AGAIN. Then we went swimming again and played GREASED WATERMELON FOOTBALL!!!!! How it works is you have a watermelon and you cover it in grease and then you toss it around in the water and the tricky part about it is it's super slippery so you tackle one another to get it. After that we had a camp fire and had SMORES YUMMY 🍫🍫. Then we all went to........zzzzzzzzz BYES BYES

JR's Post on Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Manitoulin Island - Today once we woke up we had a swim before having breakfast, we had eggs, bacon and hashbrown's. Just before lunch time more people arrived it was John, Beck, B and L, that meant that there would be 6 kids on the magic mat, that's insane!! Zach, John, Paul, Dad and I went fishing and I caught 2 bass but one of them slipped off back into the water. Once we docked I went for another swim before playing baseball with dad. For dinner we had make your own pizza, I put cheese, pepperoni and bacon on mine it was good. After dinner we played football with a greasy watermelon, trust me it was so hard to catch and it took about 5-10 minutes just to get the grease off but it was fun!! Just a few minutes ago B, L, A, E, Paul and John went out fishing and B, Zach, Dad, Mom, Pippa, Beck and I stayed to start the fire. I had 4 s'mores but they were delicious, now I'm just about to go to bed so good night ✌🏽️👋🏽✌🏽👋🏽😜😜

AR's Post on Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Manitoulin Island - Today I woke up and J was still sleeping so we all just sat on the dock till J woke up. When J woke up we all had breakfast I had Corn Puffs they were yummy 🍲. Then we went swimming and played on the magic mat it was lots of fun after that we went fishing and J caught a Rock bass and I caught a Bass 🐟. Then we jumped off the boat and it was fun. We came back to the cottage and mom got stung by a wasp ouch 🤕🐝. Then we had dinner for dinner we had hamburgers and potatoes mmmmm. Then we went to Tina's and Claire's and Tina's a serious baker so there were lots of sweets there YAY 🍰🍰. When we were heading back I sat on the paddle board and Daddy paddled it and got my bum wet ewwww. When I got back I changed into my pj's and then had a cookie 🍪. Then we all went to bed zzzzzzzzz BYE BYES

Mom's Post on Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Manitoulin Island - After a chilly night sleeping in the trailer we woke up to a beautiful sunny day. The kids were in the water after breakfast and had a blast on the "magic mat", and played some baseball. A, E & B went frog hunting at the frog pond and caught a bunch of frogs. Then they were back in the water. After lunch we went fishing and both kids caught fish. They've also mastered casting the line - Papa would be proud of them. It was hot fishing so we stopped the boat and jumped in the lake a few times to cool off. Once we got back it was more swimming and frog hunting. Matt, J and Zach went fishing again. J got a lesson on life and death. They caught a fish that swallowed the hook and when thrown back in, was suffering so he was put out of his misery, as the rule is "you kill it, you eat it". The fish was brought back cleaned and put on the BBQ. Nothing beats fresh fish!! They got quite a science lesson dissecting the fish and seeing what he had in his stomach - lots of minnows and cray fish we learned!! At this point I got stung by a wasp on my back ... Major OUCH!!! Then the BB-gun came out and we practiced hitting cans hanging in the tree. Kids had a good safety lesson on guns and did pretty good. Unfortunately, no cans were injured in this activity. At this point it was already five o'clock!! Time flies when you're having fun!! After dinner we went to see Tina & Claire for dessert. The guys went over on the paddle boards and Pip & I and the kids drove over. We rode in the back of the truck so the kids were pretty excited for the two minute drive over. They had a zip line at their cottage and the kids had fun on that. Then Tina made slushies for the kids and had some delicious desserts laid out for us. Yum!!! When we left A & E rode on the paddle boards with Matt & Zach and J and B joined me in the back of the truck. Busy day = early night. Everyone was wiped out - night all!! More fishing, frogging, swimming, tubing tomorrow ...

JR's Post on Tuesday, August 9, 2016

JR Manitoulin Island - Today once we got up we had breakfast before going out for a swim, we had loads of fun on the magic mat. Then once we dried off, I played some baseball while A, E and B were having fun at the frog pond. After lunch we went out fishing and I caught a Rock Bass. After fishing we decided to jump off the end of the boat. Once we docked we went for another swim. After that A, E and B went back to the frog pond and Dad, Zach and I went fishing again the only person who caught a fish was Zach but sadly the fish swallowed the hook. The rule is if you kill it you eat it so Zach had to kill it. We brought it back and cleaned it and fillet it, it was was good. For dinner we had burgers and corn before heading over to Tina and Claire's house A, E and I rode in the back of the truck it was fun. Over at Tina and Claire's house they had Ziplining so I tried that and actually enjoyed it. Tina made slushies, Cookies, Blubbery and Peach crumble, Iced coffee and much more. On the way back B and I sat in the back of the truck with my mom. At one point we thought we saw the police and had to duck but it was just B's dad. Now I'm just about to go to sleep so good night 😋😋😝😝😜😜✌🏾✌🏾

AR's Post on Monday, August 8, 2016

Ottawa Trip - this is the Ottawa trip and I'm starting at day 1 hope you enjoy it. Day 1 That morning I woke up and we were getting ready to go, well everyone else was making breakfast, the night before we all had welcomed each other at Manitoulin Island. The kids played on the magic mat it was fun 🤗. Then we had dinner, hotdogs and fish then after E and B went to bed we all layed on the dock and watched the stars we saw a shooting star 💫. Then we all went to bed. Now where was I? For breakfast we had fruit salad, cinnamon buns, eggs and bacon. Then we started heading to Ottawa it was such a long drive! We stopped at Casey's, it was yummy then we hit the road again. When we got to Ottawa the whole team was in the lobby, but we don't know why? We asked and they were all going out for dinner so went too. We went to the Bier Market and we watched the Olympics opening Ceremony. We went back to the hotel and went swimming and after that we all went to the GAMES ROOM , 🎮 and me and dad played ping pong then we all went to bed. Day 2 Today the boys woke up early to go to the soccer game and me and mom stayed at the hotel at 10:00 the boys came and picked us up so we could see the next game. They won their first one. We set the shelter to sit in and me and M played in it and the boys won again GO STORM 🌩!! Then we went to the mall for about an hour, then we went to the next game. They won again that meant we got to sleep in!! Yay! We went back to the hotel and swam, we used the flutter boards as surf boards. We placed the board in the water then jumped on it. It was fun then we all went out to dinner to Tucker's and had dinner. After dinner we all went outside and watched the magic show, it was so cool! The guy blew a 10 foot fire bubble it was so cool 🔥🔥🔥. Then we went back to the hotel and went to the games room then went to bed. Day 3 Today I woke up and got dressed and watched Minecraft, then we went to the game if they won this game they would make it to the finals and they did easily. Then we went to the mall again and I bought back to school stuff and had lunch. I had A&W it was yummy 🍟🍹. Then we went back to the soccer field for the FINALS and guess what happens 😥... THEY WON 🎉🏅🎉🏅 Gold medal woo woo woo WOO!! Then we went to the Mint and looked around there, it was full of MONEY 🤑🤑🤑🤑 We started driving out of Ottawa, bye Ottawa see you soon and also BYE BYES!

JR's Post on Monday, August 8, 2016

Ottawa Trip - On Friday morning we woke up and had some breakfast before heading to Ottawa, the nations capital for a soccer tournament. It took about 7 hours, it was a long ride. We stopped at Casey's for lunch in North Bay, once we arrived in Ottawa we got into our room before heading to the Bier Market for dinner. I had poutine while watching the Olympic opening ceremony. By the time we got back to the hotel it was already 9:00 pm so we went for a swim, then we checked out the game room it was cool they had - Pool, Air Hockey, Ping Pong, two PS4's and even a basketball net. Our teams first game was at 8:00 am so we had to get up at 6:30 am and be there for 7:30 am. We won our first game 1-0 then went back to the hotel to pick up Mom and Ava for the second game we won that game 4-1. Between the third and second game we went to the mall for lunch Dad and I had Subway while Ava had Tim Hortons and Mom went to Jugo Juice. Finally our third game we won 3-0. We got back to the hotel and I went to the games room and played the PS4 before heading to Tucker's for a buffet dinner. After the dinner we went outside to watch a magic show at the end of the show he blew fire from a stick 10 feet it was cool. Then we went to the Parliament building for a team photo. We got back to the hotel and went to the game room. Most of my team played man hunt but some stayed back to play Pool. Once I went to sleep it was midnight. The first game we played the next day we won 2-0 so that meant that We are going to the finals 🎉🎉🎉😜 😜. The final game was intense but we pulled off the 2-0 win so that means that we won the tournament 🏅🏅. After that we went to the Royal Canadian Mint to get a collector coin. It was cool how they made the money, they also made the Olympic medals. Finally, we headed to Boston Pizza for dinner in Pembroke. We also stopped in Pembroke for the night sleeping in a Best Western. Well that's just about it talk soon bye 👋🏽👋🏽😉

Mom's Post on Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Long Point Provincial Park - mermaid spotted!!

Mom's Post on Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Long Point - Old Campground Site 222 - We LOVED Long Point!! This pretty much sums it up ... Beach Breakfast Beach Lunch Point Rowen for Ice Cream Beach Dinner Beach Campfire The kids met a friend named Joop (Yo-p) from Holland on the beach and they were like glue ... Happily played and imagined the days away. Pirates, mermaids, sharks - it was great. We were on an unpowered site which was steps from the beach. The bathrooms here - GROSS!! The old campsite has a gate and you need a pass to get in so its quiet and our part of the beach was very quiet with warm water and beautiful calm water surrounded by sand bars. Staying on a sand campsite means ... Sand everywhere, I mean absolutely everywhere!! Next time the powered sites a few down from us would also make good locations - a bit grassier. Definitely will return to Long Point!!

Mom's Post on Monday, August 1, 2016

Long Point - Well, we're on the road again - like gypsies!! We've spent more time in our trailer this summer than our own beds!! Livin the life!! Headed to Long Point Provincial Park today and again we have found another beautiful provincial park - thank you Martins for recommending this one. Our site is all sand and we are steps away from the beach. It was HOT when we arrived and we were all soaked from setting up the camp site. We had a late lunch and headed for the beach. The kids immediately went in the water and didn't come out!! This beach rivals beautiful Destin Beach and feels almost Florida like. Beautiful white sand, clear water and some sand bars. The water was calm and Matt spent some time skim boarding on the sand bar, A got her mermaid tail out and J met a friend from Holland and had fun making holes in the sand bar. The water was super warm so it was easy to go in and hang out, I even sat on the sand bar for awhile and took some nice pics. Matt and A had enough of the beach and headed back to our campsite. J and I stayed and enjoyed the sun. I think it was about 7:30 before we packed up and headed in. We had a late dinner of chicken skewers and fresh picked corn - delicious!! A little incident with some boiling water and Matt's foot but not to worry first aid training kicked in and we cooled it. It'll hurt a bit tomorrow but I think he's going to be alright - no amputation needed!! Then some rain blew in, which was a perfect time to blog!! It's stopped now and it has cooled things down a bit - time for some cards or Skipbo. Our plan for tomorrow ... Beach!!

JR's Post on Monday, August 1, 2016

JR Long Point - Today once we woke up we got ready to go to Long Point Provincial Park, the drive was 3 hours long but it went by fast. When we got to the park we saw that it was all sand even the campsites were sand so it was hard to back in. After we unpacked we had lunch then went to the beach, the water was so warm I didn't want to come out. Once we got back we realized that it was almost 7:30 so we made Chicken Skewers and corn, it was good but Dad had an incident, he burnt his foot with boiling hot water 🔥🔥🔥Now we're probably going to play cards because it is raining talk tomorrow bye ✌🏽️✌🏽✌🏽✌🏽✌🏽👌🏽🤘🏻

AR's Post on Monday, August 1, 2016

AR Long Point - Today we woke up and got ready to go to long point. Then we got in the car and me and JR watched movies and I took a long nap. Then when we got to long point it was sweating HOT, so we did everything as quick as we could so we could get to the beach 😎. We headed to the beach and we brought my Mermaid Tail, when we got there me and JR just jumped in quickly, followed by Daddy. We played and dad skim boarded it was so COOL! 😊 Me and Daddy headed back to the campsite while mom and JR stayed behind. I had sand everywhere and I mean everywhere... Well so after mom and Jack got back we started making dinner. Daddy spilled boiling hot water on his foot ouch 😡! Then it started to rain, that just made my day so now all of us are sitting in the trailer reading and doing Blogs well that's all today ... 4ROBERTSONS OUT ✌🏻

AR - Summer Camp

I just got back from summer camp and it was awesome so let's start at:

day 1

Today I started all my activities, first I had ropes course. We only did low ropes but tomorrow we will do high rope'.  Next I had swim beach which sounds fun - when I got there I met a girl named Emily, she's really nice so we played together on the toys.  We both went on the BLOB, it was awesome! After that I had the KRAKEN! It was so fun and scary, when you close your eyes. I went on at least 10 times. After that I had to go back to the cabin for lunch.  Oh, I almost forgot to tell you who my counsellor's are, their names are Swerve and Chirp and all my cabin mates names are Gabby.P,  Gabby.F, Abby, Merry, Amani, Ireland and Grace. At lunch they had pasta, mmmmm, after that we had Venture girls for two periods and I was probably the most well behaved! After I had arts and crafts we made bracelets it was fun.  Then I came back and ate some candy and then we all went to dinner.  After dinner we had program and in program we had teams and there were activities and if you got the record you would have you flag put up. 

Day 2

Today at ropes course we did a little ropes course, it was hard but I did it.  Last night I switched swim beach to kayaking, so I went to kayaking and to my surprise Abby was there, Yay! One of my friends was in it and she forgot to change into a bathing suit so she had to go kayaking in her clothes. We went so far out and me and her crashed together so I pushed us apart and for some reason she held on to my kayak and fell into the water and got soaked then we kayaked back to shore and dried off and Abby left early to change. After that I went to the kraken and went down twice because I was BORED! After I went to lunch they had PUDDING YUMMY! We had Venture girls and we went cannoning and did archery then I went to arts and crafts and we made bracelets again then we went to dinner then had program, cabin chat, then Bed.

Day 3

Today I woke up and went to ropes course we were zip lining but unfortunately I could not do it because I was to light! Instead I went to the Kraken so that I could actually do something. Then I went to kayaking and we did sand castle competitions and we buried our instructor so that she looked like a mermaid in the sand. After that, I went back to the Kraken waterslide but hardly anyone wanted to go on because they just wanted to leave. So I raced younger kids down the slide and usually won. When we finished there we then went back to the cabin to get changed and then we went to lunch. They had spaghetti and veggies. When we finished eating we then went back to the cabin to get ready for Ranger to come for Venture girl's. We went to swim beach and arts and crafts. After doing these two activities I then did not have to go very far as my next activity was arts and crafts again. We made bracelets and I made a ring. From there I went back to the cabin and then to dinner. For dinner we had Pulled Pork sandwiches. I just ate the pulled pork without the bun. After dinner we had some time at the cabin and then headed to program. At program we had to find all the stamps but if someone with a noodle hit you with a noodle then you lost some of your stamps. To end the evening off, we went back to the cabin and fell asleep.

Day 4

Today, like every morning, I woke up and went to the bathroom to brush my teeth. Then we went to breakfast and they had pancakes and cinnamon rolls. The theme that morning was puddle jumping so we had to decorate our cabin to look like the theme. We put down a blue towel and put all of our rain boots on it to make it look like we were jumping in the puddle. We hung our coats up on our bunks and we headed to our activities. First I had ropes course and we did the Giant Swing. It was really fun and I went to the top! Next, I headed to kayaking and my friend Abby and her sister all played ninja. Then I went to the Kraken and it started to rain. I went on twice and then the people who run Kraken let us go to Tuck shop. After that we went back to the cabin and got changed and then went to lunch. For lunch we had hot dogs and fries. We then played gaga ball and went to Tuck for a few minutes once wild time was over. We went back to the cabin for about 15 minutes and waited for Ranger to come for venture girls. At venture girls today we did swim beach and then arts and crafts. We did body painting. First we had to make a flower with our nose. Then we made a rainbow with our elbow.  Lastly, we had free time to paint anything with our body parts. Dinner was next which was pizza and salad. After dinner it was off to program. At program we had a girls night and the boys had a boys night. It was really fun. Another fun day cam to an end so we were off to bed.

Day 5

Today I first did ropes and we did stacking which was fun then I went kayaking and I built a sandcastle.  After that I went to the kraken and Seirra was there yay! We had so much fun then I went back to the cabin to get changed and ready for lunch at lunch we had pudding.  After we went to venture girls and did ropes and archery then I went to arts and crafts and we had free time so just did drawings. After that I went back to the cabin and got ready for dinner at dinner they had CHICKEN BURGERS yummy! I didn't have a bun then we came back to the cabin had program then went to bed.

Thanks for listening to my adventures or should I say ... Ventures at camp 4ROBERTSONs OUT!!

Favourite things at camp are
1: ropes
2: kraken
3: Friday finale