Camp du Nord

I'm going to try and sum up the past several days with pictures and captions as best as I can.

We have been in a seriously fun whirlwind since Wednesday.  Our plan was to leave for Camp du Nord on Wednesday morning by 9:30am at the latest.  We managed to pack up the car, pick Bob up, drop Kona off at the condo and hit the road by 9:20- 10 minutes ahead of schedule!  Anyone who has traveled with a toddler (and all the stuff they require) must be very impressed with us right now.

Anyway, we made it to camp by 3:00 with just 2 stops, but only a 45 minute toddler nap (parents with toddlers must feel very sorry for us right now).  Despite the lack of sleep, we had a wonderful first afternoon in the lake woods.

Testing out the kayak for Grandma

The beautiful lake!

Running around the woods

Having fun with Daddy and Uncle Dan

Since Dan is the program director at camp, he is very well known by all the staff and campers.  So the funny part about camp all week was the confusion all the other campers (and some camp staff) had when Chris showed up.  He was very often mistaken for Dan and didn't do a lot to correct people.  We got accustomed to people staring trying to figure it out.

One thing we learned about camp is that toddlers like to wake up between 5:45 and 6:15am every day, with no intention of falling back asleep.  So we had some very early morning chimpmunk chases.  On Thursday, the first full day, we enjoyed boating, resting, hanging out with the other families that we knew up there, participating in a triathlon, etc...

Paddle Boat!

Canoe Ride to Blueberry Island

Crabby toddler at Blueberry Island...remember what I said about the 5:45am wake-up?

Grandma and Grandpa keeping her busy

Watching the triathlon with Uncle Dan

The second full day was spent doing much of the same wonderful things. 

On the dock

Paddle Boarding Daddy

Girls Canoe Outing!

Swimming with Grandpa

Dancing with other kids (who are apparently wrestling!)

The morning we left, we took a picnic table picture like we took last year.  Here is this year's picture:

And last year's picture, just for fun:

We had an amazing time at camp, and are very thankful that Uncle Dan let us stay with him and take over his cabin!  I (of course) took a million more pictures, so here they are!