Hi everyone I am so excited to tell you all about the
closing of 3rd session and the beginning of Summer Camp 4th session!
What a great last campfire we had Thursday night with the
campers and counselors telling stories about the years at Circle F and the
throwing in their wood chip as a symbol of return. Then Friday night banquet
and a wonderful turkey dinner and presentations of year awards for the campers.
Everyone was photographing each other and signing and hugging it was great.
Then we went to the Roundup for the closing dance. The night was cool and
everyone stayed up late laughing and telling stories. I heard at some point
Director Ben went around and told everyone it was time to go to sleep.
Saturday was the most amazing Flag team first then the Drill
team followed it is so very wonderful to see how carefully planned the whole
thing turns out. I get such pleasure watching Taylor Brown & Natasha
Dillnutt work with each camper and the improvement that is visible after only 3
weeks! The Drill team is so very exciting to watch and this session the leaders
decided to wear black or white shirts and match them with white or brown horses
it was absolutely amazing. Each race or event was beautiful to watch from the
poles to the shoes or English it all turned out great. Make sure to check out
Bunk1.com for all the photos.
Then it was goodbye to all our campers from 3rd
session and get ready to greet everyone Sunday morning. We are always excited
to welcome back old timers and meet new campers for their first experience at Circle
F Dude Ranch Summer camp. By the afternoon cabin photos had been taken and some
of the kids had swim tests. We all knew what the evening had in store- first
dinner then the opening campfire which turned out to have lots of surprises.
The admin. Team had planned a joke on Ben and they covered him in shaving cream
then poured water on him it was so funny, check out Face Book for the photos.
The beauty of the setting sun and the smiling faces are all
most of us need to keep coming back to Circle F each summer. I know I plan
never to grow up and always be here at the start of each summer camp season.
Monday was another great day morning announcements in the
Lasso Lodge are always fun Ben tells where everything is and Logan points to it
on the map. Of course they don’t just stand there everything they do is made
into a funny moment. Then it was songs for everyone to join in learn you
couldn’t ask for a better breakfast. The day seemed to fly by and when night
arrived we had a cowboy & cowgirl dance which I think might be my favorite.
So everyone make sure to check out Face book & Bunk1 and
check in with me next week for my closing thoughts about camp and other
surprises in planned for fall 2012.
See Ya!
Jessie…
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