One of the favorite things about summer is cousins camp; three days organized by my parents for all the grand kids (the ones who are old enough and feel comfortable being away from mamma and dadda for three days!). This year their adventure was a surprise, so the excitement was particularly high!
The theme was 'the city', with them all heading downtown Toronto with a full itinerary. They stayed at a hotel, which meant lots of pool time, restaurants, and breakfasts of tiny boxed cereals. They went to see the Sound of Music performance, a movie my kids haven't see yet. The first hour they got to tour around the theatre, meet some of the cast and learn some of the tunes. It was a big hit, the tunes are still being belted out.
There was also a trip to the Royal Ontario Museum with the Dead Sea Scrolls being one of the main stops. Of course they also had a chance to visit their favorite displays.
Grammy is all about having an authentic experience. Although definitely not planned, it was semi appropriate that the van was broken into (while in valet parking!), window smashed, GPS gone...but everyone perfectly OK.
Before the camp was over, everyone was wanting to know details about next year. A true sign of how much everyone enjoys it.
taken when they were picked up
4 comments:
Your parents get extra points for staging the robbery - lol.
Sounds like a cool weekend. Would love to hear reviews of the Sound of Music show.
Well I loved it. It was different from the movie - music in different places etc. Rolf didn't give the family away like he did in the movie which was good for the kids. But a little scary to sit in a theatre for the singing festival and be surrounded by swastikas and eagles. BUT why a Canadian actress playing an Austrian woman has to use a (dreadful) English accent is beyond me!!
Elias : there was a funny part when two of the girls kept tricking maria by switching names which was funny. The set had a rock that they walked on, and it kept tilting while they moved. I dont know how they kept their balance but it was really neat.
Aria: I loved the music. My favorite song was Doe a deer. I could sing it all the time. I liked the walk - they switched places really quick. The music, it was really really good.
Ben: i liked all of it. the army's costumes where really real. all the music was good too.
sounds like a great time! (other than the break in, of course!)
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