The cousins & MawMaw & Poppa recently headed out for our annual Cousins Camp. We decided to return to one of our favorite spots—a farm in Glen Rose.
Reese’s t-ball team was in the championship game on the initial night of camp so we decided to enjoy some local fun on our first afternoon & drive down after the game. We went to the Gaylord Texan, where they’re celebrating Alice in Wonderland. Along with the neat Wonderland decorations, including an incredible sand sculpted scene of the Wonderland characters, the cousins scampered all over collecting clues to solve the mystery phrase. When some of our crew didn’t bow to the Queen of Hearts, she ordered “Off with their heads!” It was time for our next adventure!
Reese’s team was leading when the game was postponed because of lightening so we started off for Glen Rose. We had a whole car load of fun on the way down—enjoying activities, our camp CD & beginning reading a book together.
On the farm we found all the animals we’re familiar with & met a few new ones. Otis the one-eared sheep is a favorite. He lost his ear to a former resident, the donkey, several years ago. Graceson, the colt we met 2 summers ago, is growing into a beautiful horse & loved being brushed. We enjoyed making several things, including making & launching rockets, playing in the Paluxy River that runs right by “our” farm house, tetherball, a baseball game & playing lots of “catch,” driving through the pasture & more playing in the river! Discovering crawdads in the river added some extra excitement. And you can never put in too much time on a tire swing!
We all love a good hike & made it to the top of a pretty steep hill. We found lots of special blessings along the way because we all had our eyes peeled: a Texas spiny lizard, a small snake, a beautiful butterfly, spiders on their webs, a cactus that looked like a bunny, to name a few.
Poppa had made a new MawMaw & Poppa video for us that we got to watch for the first time. He’s also always good for a couple of science experiments & projects--& taking us for snow cones. This year he also helped us with a special Cousins Camp production. We worked really hard at learning lines & playing our parts. We got to stay at our camp an extra night & invited the cousins’ parents down because they’d never seen “our” farm. The kids did a great job showing their folks around the farm. Then that evening we surprised them with the premier showing of our Cousins Camp Hee Haw show. They were thrilled as our down home country roots surfaced!
Our final morning we were served breakfast in the barn—with Graceson the horse peeking in at us. We had a great breakfast & got to eat sitting on saddles & bales of hay. After more playing in the river we loaded up & hit the trail to find some good barbecue before heading home. Even the trip home is always a blast when we have all the cousins together! We enjoyed more of our fun songs and more of our book.
Thanks to moms & dads for letting us have a few days for our Cousins Camp. And thanks to some great cousins (or “the grandchildren” as they also call themselves) for a wonderful time. Each one is precious—it wouldn’t be the same without all 4 special personalities.
“You gave a Son to save the world
You gave us love to show all the earth
We lift our voice to the sky, singing praise
Your Name on high…
I believe You created me and everything that I can see
I’ll follow You in all that I do, I love You.”
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