Discovery Grove

For the past month or so we have been hearing chain saws, seeing wheelbarrows of wood chips passing by our back windows, hearing drills, seeing lot of ladders and caution tape. Why you say?

Discovery Grove

The Discovery Grove Kids Course is now finished and open! The girls are so excited about this new challenge here on camp and right below our back yard. Could a kid ask for anything better than a climbing wall, bouldering wall and a challenge course out their back door?

Sydney was asking for weeks when it would be done and if she would be able to be the first kid on it. Having your Dad be the Director of Adventure and Recreation has it perks (see The key man post) Sydney was a part of the measuring, the height placement and the fun factor of the planning. Well, finally she was able to test it out.



Stella's 'Tough face'.





Loving Life.

 Stella was encouraging Sydney the whole time. Watching and jumping up and down for her. We asked her if she was ready to go on the course. She just replied. " Not yet".

 Syd was feeling so comfortable up there she was hamming it up for the camera. Love that kid.



This was the beginning of the tough part. She had already done the beginning twice. She was pretty tuckered out. She tried and tried to get across this part. She was showing a little fear on her face, but she was determined.




Nate trying to help Sydney out.



She absolutely loved it. She took to it like eating a piece of cake. She couldn't get enough. She was so confident and adventurous.  This is the look of pure joy.  After it was all over, we asked her what her favorite part was.
"Well, that wood cookies part was really really hard and I got stuck. but Dad and Nick helped me. I think that was my favorite part."
She is such an amazing kid that she loves the challenge. Sees how it pushes her, and loves it.