Grandma Camp, 2017 at Gateway Park Campground, in Hillsdale, MI

My sister and I embarked on yet another Grandma Camp.  I had 6 campers and she had three.  The kids slept in several tents this year, which was new.  Makenna and Effie slept in Effie's tent, Mason and Vinny slept in Vinny's tent, Magnus tried to sleep in his tent, and Oliver slept in his tent.  Dashiell and Alayna bunked in with me, in the camper.  The weather was fantastic and the kids had lot of time for playground, pool, and crafts.  We made tie-dyed shirts the first day and macrame bracelets the second day.  Nolan and Michelle visited during the day and Nick, Mellisa, and Annalisa visited during the evenings.
This year the kids cooked some of their own meals over the fire.  We had walking tacos the first night, and pie iron pizzas for lunch on day two.  Hobo pies were on the menu for supper of day two, but it turned out to be a pot luck of left overs...some had pizza, and some had tacos.  Breakfast on the fire was also assorted.  Vinny tried a recipe from his camp cookbook with sausage, cheese, and scrambled eggs.  Magnus had a bagel, along with Alayna.  Oliver gets the prize in my book for this year with his perseverance on making pancakes in the pie irons.  He also cleaned them very well when he was finished.  Nice job, Oliver!
Magnus has been camping with me since he was two and this year his brother and cousin started the tradition at the ages of three each.  I love this tradition!  I hope to continue for several more years...it can only get easier, right?  As they get older I think the activities may change from crafts to kayaking, but that will be fun, too.