Camp 3: Friday- The last big day!

Well we are so surprised that today was our last full day at CGM! Where did the month go?

Our last day was perfect- from a breakfast of french toast all the way to closing the carnival with Country Roads, today couldn't have been written any better!

After a delicious breakfast of french toast and bacon, we cleaned our cabins- the final Golden Dustpan going to Cabin 5L today! Congrats girls!

Chapel was different than usual this morning as we went off campus to Abbo's Alley in Sewanee! We talked about Jesus walking on water- how Peter went with him and doubted so he fell, but Jesus was there to pick him up. Sometimes it's easy to come down from the mountain and plunge to a low, so we challenged our campers to continue to search for their living water. We loved being outside by the water with a little quiet time to pray and reflect- and then time to play and be crazy!

We got back in time to play everyone's favorite- magic tambourine! The campers had been begging to play, we just hadn't had time, so we made sure it fit today! 

When we got back we had the last lunch- grilled cheese and chili!- and our last mail call! Our campers love getting love from off the mountain!

In the afternoon we went to small groups and planted seeds in our buckets to be a reminder of CGM everyday. Everyday if you put just a little bit of water in your bucket you will make a sunflower grow and how beautiful will that be! 

We then went into afternoon activites- first cleaning and preparing for tonight, and then the slip and slide and pool! It was such a fun afternoon full of water- both living and spiritual!

Tonight was our closing banquet, Eucharist and carnival! We got to say good bye to one of our favorite kitchen lovelies, Ms. Rena, as this was her last meal with us. We love you and we are so grateful for the years and years of scrumptious meals! Then we had Eucharist- which I would love to share pictures of, but it was so energetic and full of the Holy Spirit that none of us stopped to take a picture. It was the most beautiful service we have ever seen and we are so grateful that each parent sent their child to create that Holy space!

Finally we had the carnival, the big party to close out the month! We had peg the counselor (with water balloons), best in the west, a candy walk, photobooth, face painting and 2 guest appearances from the balloon man and Park the park ranger- with his critters! We had an absolute blast hanging out with these campers, they are too cool for words!

Wrapping Up Pre-Camp!

We had so much fun at CGM wrapping up Pre-Camp! Yesterday started with chapel where we talked about how to fill our own and other people's "buckets"- basically how we should build people up and by doing so we will fill up the invisible bucket on top of their head! We went into arts and crafts, playground time and playing kickball. We finished the morning with some time in the pool, always a fan favorite!

After a big lunch and a nice siesta, we had chapel where we blessed water that we used to remind us of our baptism. 

After chapel we went off campus to either the Fiery Gizzard hike and swimming hole or to Sewanee to adventure around campus. It was a long, fun afternoon that ended with a slip n slide with lots of soap!

Our banquet was a blast as always and we are so grateful for the kitchen lovelies who made a scrumptious dinner of chicken finger, mashed potatoes, green beans and- the best part- a ice cream cone cupcake! Dinner was followed by Eucharist at the Stone Altar which was beautiful! Thank you Lissa Smith for spending time and so much love with CGM this weekend!

 Finally, of course we ended with our carnival! Complete with a candy walk, photo booth, and balloon man we had so much fun celebrating the end of our time together!

Camp Three: The Banquet and Carnival.

Friday night we had our closing banquet, service, and carnival with our Camp Three kids. It was a bittersweet end - a happy time but also knowing that it was their last night. These kids were a blast all week and we were sad to see them go:

 The camp kids from Calvary in Memphis:

 The St. Philip camp people:

 The closing service:

 Camp staff:

 Siblings at camp:

 Silly boys before the carnival:

 Games at the carnival - the Sarratts made a CGM Cornhole game for us!!

Peg the counselor (with water balloons) was a fun game!

 Miss Edie being silly:

 Ball toss with Phil -

 Cody as DJ:

 Pin the cross on the Mountain:

 Dancing the Cupid Shuffle:

 More Cupid Shuffle:

 After the carnival, we had our bonfire. And what bonfire wouldn't be complete without s'mores? So we make ours in the oven.... they are great that way!