jen's blog: camp corbett 2013

Memories of camping when the kids were little are precious. But, I don't know... days with our grown children are totally wonderful.

Camp Corbett 2013 started on August 16. The Olson families camped together for a whole week!

It didn't take long for the boys to fill water balloons and start firing them at the girls.

Ben and Sam told Isaac to jump off the dock and they would throw the ball to him.

. . . they are scheming . . .

. . . getting ready. . .

I asked the boys later what was so funny. They said that Isaac went sailing off the end of the dock and they never did throw the ball to him!

. . . maybe there is more to the story! poor Isaac:)

We celebrated Isaac's 16th birthday. love from grandma. . .

Simple decorations on the table . . . creating a little birthday atmosphere.

It is ritual to tip the canoe over and then spend the next hour trying to. . . I'm not really sure what they are trying to do but it is entertaining to watch:)

I love this picture of Becca. . . darling.

Lots of sunning. . . texting. . . visiting. . . relaxing. . .

cool picture. love the colors.

Our little boys are not so little anymore.

Each family cooks one day of the week. The kids took a day this year:) For dessert, they set up a sunday bar. They did a great job cooking! The day consisted of scrambled eggs, waffles, sausage, spaghetti, garlic bread, salad. . . great kids.

For the first time, we played charades after supper one night. It was so funny. . . between the announcement that we would be playing charades and the time it took us to get set up, all the dads had disappeared! So, the moms took on the kids. I think we won:)

Dominic has gotten really good at skiing on one ski.

Sam did well! This is only his second summer skiing.

Uncle Steve enjoyed lounging in the sun.

cute Kruta girls . . .

Water balloons flew steady. Poor girls. They were constantly a target:)

Sam and Taylor sailing through the water.

Sam getting thrown into the water!

Lots of reading goes on during the week.

I was walking and happened to spot this interesting 'moth' on the ground. so cool!

Fishing was great this week! Ben caught some nice size fish. I think the big one is a Bass:)

Isaac has recently started helping dad filet the fish. He has watched grandpa Don a lot and can take out the y-bones in Northerns now.

I was walking by the dock and noticed the light streaming through the frame. Lovely light . . .

Grandma Olson sets up an 'omelettes in a bag' station and we all make our own omelette. We add whatever ingredients and then mix them in a ziploc bag. They are boiled for a long time and come out amazing! Jalepenos are a favorite ingredient for a few of us:)