Clear Creek

In December, Kelsie and I headed to Clear Creek with all the other 5th graders.  Clear Creek is an out outdoor education camp located near Scofield.  We spent three days (and 2 nights) there.  Some of the fun things we did were:  A GPS hike, ropes course, made a music video, performed skits, had a dance party, learned to knit, developed photography skills, listened to ghost stories, and slept in a cabin with 25 fifth grade girls!  Our experience was definitely an adventure.  It started out with a bus crash.  Then we arrived they told us their were cougar tracks and sightings within the camp.  That was a little unerving since we had to walk in the dark through the camp to take showers and go the the restroom.  It was scary and it was freezing cold (like -10 degrees), but all in all we had a blast and I'm so glad I was able to go with Kelsie as a chaperone.  And even more happy that we both made it out ALIVE!  WE are not campers!  Here is a picture of all of the kids on their last day at Clear Creek!  Fun times!



Each afternoon the kids went around to different rotations.  Mindi and I were in charge of "chess and cocoa".  It was the best!  Mindi taught the kids to pay chess, I made hot cocoa, and then they played and drank cocoa and Mindi and I had lots of down time to chat!  :)  Okay, making hot chocolate in the bathroom of the boys cabin did TOTALLY gross me out, but I survived!

Good Morning!  They woke up bright and early and were excited for another fun day at Clear Creek! 

Kelsie and Holly in front of our cabin, "The Pot Gut Hut"!

On the 2nd night we gathered and did marshmellow/toothpick structures, put on skits, and then the kids hunkered down with pillows and blankets for a movie and the leaders made smachos.

Here are the SMACHOS!  They are a Clear Creek tradition and are a mix between nachos and smores that you bake in the oven.  We made tons and it was really yummy...but way sweet!

Some of the leaders got a little out of control while making smachos!  We had a ball chatting and goofing around.  Thanks to Mindi for LOTS of entertainment.  :)

On the last day it warmed up a bit (to like 3 degrees) and teh kids were able to go out one their GPS course.  This is Kelsie's group headed out...

 Mindi and Me.  I was so grateful that we both got to go to Clear Creek and we got to spend so much fun time together before she moved.

Kelsie and I packing up our stuff to go HOME.  We had a great time but we were SO ready to go home!  We were ready to get home to a warm house, NO cougars, and lots of food.   (I about starved to death up there on school lunch meals and everyone was joking around with me about it).  It was great to be headed home but I am so glad I got to go and experience all the fun and adventure of Clear Creek with Kelsie!  We had a great time.