THEY'RE HERE!

The Mini Maxons are here! #CGM2015 finally has campers! The Mini Maxons are so excited and so much fun to be around. We started the day with some games- a rather action packed game of Duck Duck Goose (somehow the parents and counselors are the ones who ended up in the middle) and a big ole game of Magic Tambourine. 

After a delicious dinner of lasagna we spent a little time singing and learning a little more about our chapel program. 

Finally, the night ended with a very efficient game of counselor hunt- these Mini Maxons are rather good hunters we found! Since they found all the counselors so quickly it seemed only fair to throw water balloons at them!

What a day! Here we go again, will report back later!

Camp 3 Arrives!

Good morning everyone! Can you believe we started the last week of camp yesterday? We're loving every second and don't want to leave!

Camp 3 arrived yesterday afternoon ready to rock and roll! We had a smooth bus ride-Frozen sing-a-long included. When we got here we finished registration we took the swim test and went to dinner, our usual spaghetti! After dinner we played a couple games and then had a scavenger hunt where at each stop the family groups had to win a game together before they got their next clue. Here is a picture of Kaboom! and Pictionary!

 Afterwards we played a round of capture the flag and finally ended with Compline in the pavilion. Below are a bunch of candid shots from the day. We're getting really into selfies this summer and they're turning out pretty great!

We're so glad to have all our campers here and thrilled we get to spend this week with them!

Camp 2 Arrives!

Camp 2 is here and we are so excited to have them! Since the moment they stepped off the bus we have been going 24/7 with so many new and old faces! 
After registration was squared away and everyone had safely arrived, we took our swim test. Don't worry parents, everyone passed and now we can just enjoy the pool! 

Our traditional first night dinner of spaghetti was delicious as always- and we celebrated Jackson Hays' birthday! (Because really, the best way to celebrate a birthday is at camp!) We're so glad we got to celebrate you today Jackson!

After dinner we went to our opening Eucharist. Father Battle Beasley of Antioch joined us and led us in a renewal of our Baptismal Covenant. He walked around with an aspergillum (a device to disperse holy water on people- we used a pine tree branch) and gave us all a little living water to start the week! 

Next we had to introduce our staff and go over our CGM Covenant- aka our rules. To introduce ourselves, the staff put on a little skit. We had a lot of fun being silly while telling our campers a little bit about us! 

We finished up the night with a round of capture the flag and a snack and went to bed! Thanks so much for following us at CGM! We will keep you updated!

Camp 1 Arrives!

Camp 1 arrived yesterday and we are so glad to start our first full week of campers! The bus got here without a hitch! We went through registration, got all of our campers here and it was time for the fun to begin! 

Once everyone got here, we held our swim test. Once everyone passed and our lifeguards went through pool rules we got to have free swim until dinner!

After a wonderful spaghetti dinner, we had our opening Eucharist where we sang, celebrated together, and finally blessed the new votive holder for St. Andrew's Chapel as well as the new counselor rooms on our girls cabins! We cannot thank our builders enough as this space has doubled our capacity for girl campers!

We ended the night with a big game of capture the flag- with glow sticks! It turned out to be so much fun! We are so glad all of these youth are here with us this week and we are looking forward to a whole week of this much fun!

Pre-Camp/Mini Maxons- Day 1!

It's finally here! The time for campers is finally here!

We are so excited that our Mini Maxons arrived tonight safe and sound and jumped right into Camp Gailor-Maxon and all the fun they will have this weekend! We started with building boats in the upstairs chapel- stay tuned as the boats just might be used later this week!

Next we played some awesome games, including Ships and Sailors, Freeze Tag, and of course the fan favorite- Magic Tambourine!

We of course had to sign the Pre-Camp Covenant-

And then finished our exciting night with Compline.

We can't wait for another great day of Pre-Camp excitement tomorrow!

It's here! Staff Week: Day 1

Camp Gailor-Maxon 2014 has officially begun! The staff arrived yesterday at noon and started the planning process right away! Between moving in, discussions about chapel theme, New Zealand night prayer and a bonfire, we had a busy first day!

We can't wait for all of you to join us on the mountain!

Welcome to the Camp Gailor Maxon blog!

Greetings from Camp Gailor Maxon! You've found our camp blog, where we journal our daily life at CGM. During the summer sessions, we post each day with pictures and stories from that day. If you scroll through the site, you will see a glimpse into the daily life of CGM. If you're new, you might want to start by reading about CGM here and then visiting our virtual tour here.  Our dates for Summer 2011 are posted to the right and if you want an e-mailed or snail mailed copy of our 2011 Camper Application as soon as it comes out (so you get the early bird discount!), sign up for our mailing list (also to the right).