Camp Medley

We're back! We've just spent a week at Camp Medley. This is our 3rd straight summer of doing this. Jonathan works as Camp Chaplain for the week and Elijah and I tag along just for fun. So, yes, He's 2 and he's had 3 summers at camp! Camp Medley seems to be a thing around here. The first year that we were here and hadn't been up to the camp we kept running into people at church events that treated them like Medley reunions. I actually didn't get the whole camp thing. I'd been to Girl Guide camp as a kid and went away to a church camp once when I was 15 for a week. But I don't feel that I got the whole experience the way that people who are Medley lifers do. There is a commraderie among them. They know the songs, the games, the routines. It's a whole other culture. It's been great to have taken part of it the last 3 years. I feel like I get it now. And I feel like I'm one of them. The camp in itself is very simple and it prooves you don't need a lot of fancy things to keep kids happy. The games are big and basic (Capture the Flag type stuff). The choice of activities are simple too: swimming, canoeing, crafts, etc. I know it's cliche but it's good clean fun (except for the mud pit and whatever Brennan has organised for the day!). All the kids go to a chapel session a day as well as a chapel service at night. Overall the kids seem to love it and the staff is excellent! They really seem to enjoy their job and they are wonderful with the kids. Already we are talking about going back next year. I look forward to seeing the new kitchen and staff quarters.