Christmas Camp News....

Saturday....The team jumped out of bed this morning to go on an early morning run and then they enjoyed pancakes (and yogurt, and fruit, and eggs, and...). We made the trip to the outdoor center where they skied for about 2 hours, most of the time thinking about how much longer they had to wait to eat (according to Graham). Here they are resting up for the afternoon...

Sunday...Last night Ben, Fiona, and Graham spent quite a bit of time shoveling off the back deck. It was snowing as they were working, fortunately, so there will be more fun for the others tonight. I think everyone would have to admit that the kids hardly "jumped" out of bed this morning. Someone, who shall remain nameless, slithered to breakfast in his sleeping bag...After trying to keep the smoke alarm from waking the neighbors (bacon) and going for a brisk run, the team ate breakfast and packed up for the ODC again. They are all out right now, along with Sandy Pearson, and this afternoon we'll be going over to the Maine Huts and Trails trails for some variety. Tonight John has an after-dinner ski planned on the backcountry trails in the neighborhood. Update: Here is a picture from lunch time

Monday...We'll be leaving around 1:30 from the ODC to arrive back to Desert Rd. by 4 pm. If we are running early or late by more than 30 min. we'll give someone a call to start a phone tree. Check back here later, maybe tomorrow, for some great pictures of the kids pushing out the van and Susan's car. Both vehicles got stuck last night on a road that had been clear hours before, but had become almost totally drifted over with snow with high winds sweeping across an airfield. You might also see pictures here of the moonlight ski the kids took last night, but they won't begin to describe the scene. It was magical! Expect tired kids - 2 skis per day for the first two days and then three yesterday, on top of running in the AM. Today no one ran, but they did shovel and roof rake! See you soon...