I LOVE CAMP DAVID

Every summer we try to gather all our grandchildren for a week of fun.  We now have six grands.  Since one lives in Kosovo, we did not expect to see her at Camp David in August.

But we got to visit Kosovo, as did our oldest grandchild.  We had a brief time in Kosovo with the youngest and the oldest in June.

Wow!  That was a long way from My Corner of the Ozarks.  But great fun!

Five grandchildren made it to My Corner of the Ozarks in August. A year ago we had to move Camp David to Maryland because of Karis' cross country training schedule (See post from Feb. 7, 2017).  This year we were able to squeeze in Camp David between the busy schedules of five youngsters.  (Mimi and Papa don't have busy schedules.)

For the second time in three years, Camp David was held at Bunker Hill Resort on the Jack's Fork River only a few miles from Mountain View.  Now that is in My Corner of the Ozarks! 

Karis, sophomore, is still busy with cross country running. But this year she trained on some Ozark hills.  Olivia (7th grade) and Emily (3rd grade) are very busy with dance.  Camp David was held between various dance camps and practices.  Jackson (2nd grade) plays ice hockey and takes golf lessons.  Cami (kindergarten) is also a dancer.  There is a lot of "movement" when these Davids come to camp!

We gathered up the grands from Illinois and Tennessee and brought them to the Ozarks


On the way to the Ozarks we posed at the site of Fort Defiance at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. 

Meals at Bunker Hill are ample and nutritious and fun.  We had our own table each meal.  All meals were served "family style".  So our family fit right in. 

As always, the river and the kayaks were the most popular activity.  The water was great.  The kayaks were fun.  The children were noisy.  The grandparents were tired.

Even sisters got along well at Camp David. 

The weather was great.  It rained the last day, but we got loaded, had our breakfast together and headed toward homes in Illinois and Maryland.

Only twelve months until the next Camp David.

But wait... we got to have a "mini-camp" for a few hours in Pennsylvania in October. 

Can you believe it!!!

The Marylanders got to meet their youngest cousin (and niece).