Camp is very entertaining

When the 'rents are away, the kids will play. And that's just what they did during their first-ever trip to Grandparents Camp.

Just what is a week at Grandparents Camp like for a 2.5-year-old and a 1-year-old?

Let's ask the grandparents themselves...

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From: Nana & Granddaddy

Subject: Grandparents Camp Day One

Well, Abby and Caleb are asleep now—and we are probably going very soon too. It has been another eventful day.... We went to Longwood Park. The place was virtually empty except for the yard crew. No sharing necessary. We stayed a while there, then went to McDonald's where Abby and Caleb both impressed us with their abilities in downing a cheeseburger and juice box.

We arrived home just in time for naptime.... Then we spent the rest of the afternoon outside.... We were able to read a couple of books after bath time...

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From: Nana & Granddaddy

Subject: Grandparents Camp Day Two

We made little drums—old oatmeal boxes worked great—and sang "Ho ho ho hosanna" as loud as we wanted to.

Then there was the non-nap event.... Obviously they couldn't stand to be away from their grandparents even one more moment. Ha. We decided that we had better plan a very short outing today...so we piled in the car and drove to the mall.

...then it was off to the carousel for a ride. Abby says she has done this before. Caleb decided that he would be brave since Abby was enjoying it. She said thank you very sweetly to the token lady on the way out, which probably made her day.

We came home and had a wonderful meal of fish sticks, ketchup, and macaroni and cheese.

After storytime and Bible reading, it was bedtime. Abby—very smart girl she is—wanted to know just why it was that she was going to bed before dark. Explaining daylight savings time didn't quite make the grade...

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From: Mimi & Papa

Subject: Grandparents Camp Day Three

We had a play day morning outside with a wagon ride, chalk and the bubble blower. The kids even helped us with a little yard work with your old plastic rake. They had fun on their tricycle and bike, too....They're having a ball!

We had sooo much fun with the kiddos today! We went to Buddy's farm and petted horses and little baby bunnies and saw BIG turkeys and peacocks. I think Abby loved feeling how soft the little baby bunnies were. We took our picture under the Tin Man and on our way back Abby spotted the Big Green Egg in front of Ace Hardware, so we had to stop and take a picture with it, too.

Then it was off to the airport where we saw airplanes take off and go "zoooom!" The kids had a ball. Next was lunch at Chick-fil-a which was a huge success after a busy morning.

...what a great vacation they are having!!

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From: Nana & Granddaddy

Subject: Grandparents Camp Day Four

We took the kids to the Yellow river game ranch today...

Dad pulled out some of your old Tonka trucks tonight and, after a thorough cleaning (the trucks, not the kids) we threw them in the back yard and the kids had a blast with them.

Abby and Caleb really seemed to enjoy today. We don't know how they can have this much energy—Caleb seems to get his second wind after bathtime at night...

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From: Nana & Granddaddy

Subject: Grandparents Camp Day Five

We decided to try the Georgia Aquarium today since the outing yesterday to the game ranch worked so well....Today's trip wasn't quite as easy—Abby decided to have a 2ish day and really didn't like it as much as we had thought she would. Despite that, however, Caleb thoroughly enjoyed himself—and I think we could have stayed all day with him.

However, Nana and Granddaddy have decided that outings for the next two days will be parks—Abby keeps wanting more parks.

We have told them that Mommy and Daddy are coming home in two days (whatever that means to them). Abby was talking to Daddy and Mommy on her telephone (a.k.a. her wet wipe) on the way home...

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Abby's favorite part of Grandparents Camp was without a doubt the incredible amount of time she got to spend swinging "super high" at a bunch of new parks. The highlight of Caleb's week seems to have been the trip to the Georgia Aquarium and getting to be up close and personal with real live sharks.

Getting them back to normal after a week of non-stop one-on-one attention from four grandparents who find their every move adorable is not going to be easy. But in the end, it's totally worth it.

We're already counting down to Grandparents Camp 2011.