CAMP BIG SPRINGS

Well, 5th Grade officially came to an end today for Brian. He returned from Camp Big Springs, which is also known as 

5th Grade Camp.

He had a great time. He was in a tent with 20+ other 5th graders and more than half were from his school.

He said that he made some new friends and even "checked out the girls", but when  asked him if he got their names he said no....obviously Robert didn't teach him enough before he left on his mission! LOL!

They had different  classes learning about the enviornment, prey and preditors,the food cycle, weather, etc.

They also had crafts and fun and games and went on a few hikes, etc. Typical camp stuff!

I noticed that him being gone almost two weeks has made him a bit more independent. I suppose that is a good thing. One of my friends (an old mission buddy and now father of teen-agers) said that we must be doing something right with how we are raising Brian if he is slowly finding himself. I suppose and know that is a compliment...but where is my little baby boy of 11 yrs ago? He is growing up into a young man so quickly now. Every day I notice more and more how he is changing...and growing. Thank goodness at home he will still let me give him a hug and a kiss on th cheek!!!

Can you tell the before and after pictures? And Brian really loved the zipline, so I'm glad that one of his friends took his picture while he was doing it!

The weather held out okay for them...rained at night, but that helped to keep the days cool and the area where they were was green and lush! Thank you to our school distirict who still felt like this program was imprtant enought to keep funding it so that the kids could have this great opportunity!!!