This summer we decided to put the kids into different camps to keep them entertained. Last summer we arrived too late to get into any camps and by the end of the summer the girls were so ready to start school and make new friends. I wanted to balance out their activities with down time as well because summer is all about being lazy and relaxing. We decided to give the girls something to so every other week. We kicked off the summer with golf camp. The girls went to camp for a week from 9:00 to 12:00. They loved going to play golf. They made some new friends and really enjoyed playing the game. We took them out on the course after their week of lessons and we could really see the improvement. It was nice to know it was money well spent! When we play with the kids we play best ball so that they get to hit the ball but we don't spend hours just getting to the green. On the 9th hole though we let Sofia play through since it was late and there was nobody on the course behind us. She did amazing! She shot an 8 on a par 4. Her drive off the tee was around 100 yards. Ali also did well but she was very tired by the 4th hole so we still played best ball with her. Pretty soon I'm going to have Sofia play through on every hole or she will start beating me!After a week off over the 4th of July the kids started the town camp. This camp goes from 9am-4pm Monday through Friday. The girls are in two different groups as one group is ages 5-7 and the next group is 8-12 (I think 12 is the top). It works out well so the kids get some time away from each other and can play with their own friends. They have a blast all day at camp and it has been great for them to be exposed to many different sports. The older group is more focused on sports and the younger group mixes sports with arts/crafts and time to play on the playground. Sofia has decided she wants to play softball in the spring because she has really enjoyed playing baseball and tennis racket baseball during the camp. The other difference in activity is that the older kids get to go to a water park. Sofia was so excited to go. She kept asking if she could go since her friend had told her about it before camp started. I had heard nothing about it so I didn't want to get her hopes up but she was right. Apparently every week the camp goes to the water park. I was a little nervous as it would be the first time Sofia would be with a group away from me where "stranger danger" lurked! I started grilling her on what do to in different situations...."what do you do if you get separated from the group?", "what do you do if someone tells you they are there to pick you up?", "what do you do if you don't want to go on a slide because it is to scary?"....I'm sure she thought I was crazy but I wanted to make sure she would be safe. She was! She had a great time and only declined one slide because it was too scary. She was going to go on the slide this week during camp but unfortunately the line was too long and the group skipped it so she didn't get the chance to see if she would be brave enough. Maybe we will get the chance to go there as a family this summer so she can have her chance and Ali will get a chance to see the park that Sofia has had so much fun at.
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