Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Horsin' Around

I wanted to share a few photos from our girls' week at Horsemanship camp at Village Creek Bible Camp last month. It's sort of a family affair. Andrew and Rachel work there, Andrew with programming, and Rachel with the horses.  Erica and Anna were counselors, and Amy, Lani, and a friend we brought with us were campers. The girls lived, ate, and breathed horses for a week. 

You know how girls ask for horses but parents say no because of the expense. This is our alternative. A week of concentrated horse related activities and the girls are good for another year. A much cheaper alternative to actually owning a horse.

Sassy
Riding Lessons
Saddlesore after one day - pouty face on.



Lani and her friend we brought with us
Anna with a camper
Rachel
Erica, Lani, and Andrew
Along with counseling, Erica and Anna had to help in the dining room
This isn't the best picture, but I really like the nature art on the walls

Love, love, love this sliding barn door in the dining room.

Along with all the riding lessons, they had chapel, swam, kayaked, climbed trees, jumped on the trampoline, took trail rides, cooked out, slept outside one night, did crafts, creek tromped, did archery, and played games.  They played hard and slept hard. Needless to say, they didn't want to come home.

So thankful for a fun safe place for my kids to learn and grow. Village Creek is now into the regular camping seasons. They have camps for grades 3 - 12. If you're interested in any of their regular or horse camps click here.

3 comments:

  1. That's a cool idea! I have a friend whose family is getting more involved in camp ministries with their church denomination. Her husband is a pastor and I think they're really feeling called to go into camp ministry full-time. I never knew there were so many opportunities for that!

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  2. Such a cool program! I am thoroughly jealous! (As you know, I'm a wee bit horse crazy :)

    How neat to be involved with other kids and build those relationships!

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