Gimme a G

Tonight on our way home from camp I hear, "Gimme a G! What? That's what cheerleaders say?!?" I could practically hear John's eyes rolling. Gillian said "Gimme a G! Gimme an I! Gimme a L L! Gimme a I. Gimme a..." John said "A." Gillian said "Yeah, A. Gimme a N! What's that spell?" John said in the driest, most bored voice "Gillian." She turns to him and says "You're supposed to say GILLIAN!" And put her arms up in a V over her head. 

Camp BBQ

This year Gillian is going to Camp Briar Hill with John this summer.  She is super excited.  For the younger grades, they do pre-camp barbecue.  It gives the kids a chance to meet the other kids in their group and check out the camp.  Gillian was very excited.  And John was too.  He couldn't wait to show her around. 

We arrived, met Gillian's group counselors, heard the camp owner talk, and then we were allowed to explore. Gillian wanted to go to the arts and crafts barn, but it was packed with people. We headed to the pirate ship jungle gym. The kids played and then Gillian wanted to try the zip line. She didn't hesitate. She jumped right on.

The kids also checked out a bouncy house and a train (they were brought in just for the BBQ). Next we went to the art barn and the kids made sand art. We had some Rita's water ice. Gillian couldn't leave until she rode the zip line a second time. 

She is super excited for camp tomorrow!

The Beach

While we were in Myrtle Beach, we went to the beach twice.  Both kids were super excited.  John wanted to dig a big hole and Gillian wanted to search for shells.  Once the kids were coated in sunscreen, they ran to the ocean.

Luckily it was low tide both days and the kids were able to play in the water.  The beach also formed an awesome sand bar that created a canal for the kids to play in. 

The first day at the beach, Gillian was searching for shells.  She spotted one in the ocean and picked it up.  But she screamed and dropped it.  I quick bent down and picked it up.  It was a big conch shell.  She said "I thought there was a crab in it."  I showed her that it was empty.  She immediately put it to her ear and said "I can hear the ocean!"  She was so excited.  I got a video of her telling the story. 

They built castles and buried my feet. 

They made friends and tried to catch fish in the little canal by the "space bar" (as Gillian liked to call it).  The next time we went to the beach, we stopped and picked the kids up some nets so they could catch some fish.  I think this was their favorite part. 

They had so much fun at the beach!

Mini Golf

We spent last week in Myrtle Beach with Mimi and Poppy.  On Father's day, we took the kids to Captain Hook's Adventure Golf.  We separated into two groups, boys against girls.  The girls went first.  Gillian is an excellent mini golfer.  She understands the rules, but doesn't have much patience waiting for everyone else to go.  She also takes a lot of strokes.  After the third or fourth hole, Gillian must have heard me ask Mimi what she shot.  So Gillian started to tell me what she shot.  But every time, it was a two.  Didn't matter how many strokes she took.

Here Gillian is teeing off on one hole.

  
And here she is finishing and she tells me what her score is.

She is so funny.  Got to love her.

We had an awesome time at mini golf.

 

Mini Golf

We spent last week in Myrtle Beach with Mimi and Poppy.  On Father's day, we took the kids to Captain Hook's Adventure Golf.  We separated into two groups, boys against girls.  The girls went first.  Gillian is an excellent mini golfer.  She understands the rules, but doesn't have much patience waiting for everyone else to go.  She also takes a lot of strokes.  After the third or fourth hole, Gillian must have heard me ask Mimi what she shot.  So Gillian started to tell me what she shot.  But every time, it was a two.  Didn't matter how many strokes she took.

Here Gillian is teeing off on one hole.

  
And here she is finishing and she tells me what her score is.

She is so funny.  Got to love her.

We had an awesome time at mini golf.