Baby Lewis & the News: Cousin Camp 2011

Rita Ann started a new tradition this year called Cousin Camp, so fun!! Cousin Camp 2011 took place on July 12-13. Every summer Ava & Gavin come from AZ for a week or so and stay with Todd & RA, so we will get to have annual cousin camps to look forward to. In this inaugural year, our activities included:

Lots of holding and singing to and taking care of Baby Daniel. Ava was such a good little caretaker singing lots of songs, helping me change diapers, making sure I never forgot to give him his gas drops, making sure he had blankets and wasn't ever cold, etc. She was interested in how I nursed him and I must've referred to Daniel latching on b/c at one point he was fussing when I was feeding him, Ava asked if he became "unhatched." LOL, love it! Gavin was so sweet with Daniel, too, and did his fair share of holding and singing. He was always most interested in whether or not Daniel should have his pacifier. :) Because of all of the love Baby Daniel got, we didn't get through all of the activities Grandma had planned, but we had a great time with the ones we fit in!
We built a "campfire" in the living room, invited the bear family to join us, "roasted" marshmellows for smores, told ghost stories, and sang campfire songs.
We jumped on the trampoline and played on the swing set.
Ava & Gavin put on a puppet show for Daniel, RA, and I (seriously hilarious the stuff they come up with)
Ava & I went and got our nails done
Got to visit with great grandpa Russell, great uncle Ronnie, and GG Jim & GG Sandra.

It was sad to leave after all of that fun, especially because we won't see the kids again for awhile. We're going to have to be better about skyping so the cousins can keep in good touch! Good thing Grandma's not too far away so we can see her and Grandpa soon!

A few pictures from camp:

Ava & Gavin greeting Daniel when we got to the ville: