Camp Town Songs

My 3 year old granddaughter and I just got back from a 4th of July camp-out. Oh what fun we had! We set up our own tent amid the campers and RV's and tents and Teenagers! "The Bean" loves teenagers, she thinks they are all her brothers or sisters. My oldest sister who lives close by and always has something fun going on, does a great camp out every year and all of her grand-kids arrive for the event.

They come from Vermont and Arizona and California and really just can't wait to have that special week with their cousins and siblings. The problem is most of them are older, I think a little one shows up for a day but the majority of them are now teens. So The Bean was in heaven, and the teenagers were really really good to have around! She swam with them hiked with them, even played football with them. I was really impressed at how wonderful the big ones treated her.

They slowed down and carried her when she got tired. and looked at the frog she found. When you think the world is all mean and rough it takes a week with some truly awesome well behaved (not perfect by a long shot) but really loving happy well adjusted teenagers.

The Bean learned some camp songs that she now is practicing often to the top of her lungs, what a joyful sound it is. She wanted to go play with a paint gun today but had to pass, so the two of us went to the park and sang our camp songs and she taught them to other small kids who were glad to learn.

I have decided that you will find the joy; all you have to do is look. Tomorrow morning my little sweetie goes back to Mom until we get our time together again. I will search for great things to do, most of them will be in my living room or kitchen, but honestly having time to spend with her is the best Joy.

Here is my granddaughter getting a ride on the back of a motorcycle,The driver is a really cute "Biker Dude" who just happens to be her Cousin, or second cousin, or... Well time for this Grammy to take a genealogy class to learn the specifics.