Camps, Camps and More Camps!

Ella and Sam both had very busy summers.  Rather than write about each camp they attended I thought I would combine them into one blog post.  Ella started the summer with cheer camp at Father Tolton High School.  This was her second year to go to cheer camp and she always has a good time.  She always tells me she wants to be a high school cheerleader and soccer player.  She went to two soccer camps this summer.  She did a week of soccer camp with Synergy which is her club team.  It was an all day camp and a few days were outdoor and a few days were indoors due to the heat.  She also did soccer camp at Fr. Tolton which was just in the evenings one week.  In addition to camps she also took lessons in swim and tennis.  She started the summer with swim lessons with one of her soccer coaches who used to be a college swimmer.  It was amazing how much she learned in just a few lessons and was much more confident in the water.  She took tennis lessons at the country club and really enjoyed it.  She does really well for the amount of time she spends playing.  

Sam was busy with a lot of sports camps this summer too.  The majority of his camps were basketball.  He did camps at Rock Bridge High School, Fr. Tolton, Gentry and Columbia College.  Columbia College was his favorite.  They did drills and contests with the kids that he enjoyed.  He also participated in open gyms where they played basketball once a week at Gentry.  Football was Sam's other sport to practice this summer.  They had football drills once a week and a week long camp in the evenings one week in July.  

In addition to sports camps they each did one other camp.  Ella participated in Eagle Lake Day Camp which was held at our friends' church.  It was a day full of games, crafts, activities and bible study.  She really loved it and wants to go return as an Eagle Lake counselor when she is in college.  Sam participated in a music camp through our school district.  It was in the mornings for two weeks.  He was able to practice his trombone, play in a jazz band, and learn some drumming too.  He enjoyed it and spending time with friends.  They definitely kept me busy chauffeuring them around town but they had such great and enriching experiences that it made it worth every minute.  

Ella showing off her base skills.

Ready for tennis!

I was able to sneak a pic while he was scrimmaging. 

Ella getting her end of the week award at Eagle Lake Camp.