When Christy and Mary had small kids they would get the cousins together each summer for a week long "Cousin Camp" extravaganza. I was thankful that Mary suggested that we pull together a Cousin Camp week for the younger kids who never got to experience it the first round! Our schedules all aligned for one fun afternoon of adventures.
We started with a pizza lunch at a park in Provo. There was a little duck pond so we took our pizza crusts and fed the hungry little birds. Mary brought "nature scavenger hunt" cards. It was so cute to see the girls so excited to check off the items they found.
Afterward we used squirt guns filled with water colors to spray paper to make art. Then we used straws to blow lots of cute little bubbles.
We went back to my parent's house (Party Bus) to bake bead jewelry for little charm bracelets. While they were in the oven we headed out to play on the new splash pad (more about that later). It was a fun filled afternoon! I'm a big fan of "Cousin Camp!"
A. and M. stayed to hang out with us for a few days. It was so fun to get to know them better. A. was such a big help to me! I think she enjoyed being the big sister. I was grateful for her help.
We had lots of fun with the Bodens. We even went to M.'s end of year concert. My girls really love their cousins. Sometimes it makes me sad to think that we are so far away. But I try to focus on the time we do have with them and take lots of pictures to remind the girls all the fun we had.
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Good times! For the record, though, it was never more than two days. You must think we were completely insane at some point!
Cousin Camp has been one of the great traditions to take hold in our family. I'm glad your kids were of the right age and in the right place to enjoy it this year.
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