CAMP (YMCA) ERDMAN-North Shore Hawaii

Mele Kalikimaka!
We are so lucky to be living in Hawaii and can take advantage of all the great adventures here.
Our family got to attend an awesome YMCA camp located on North Shore. We had a Makai (ocean) cabin with a beautiful view.
We stayed 4 days and enjoyed every moment we were there. While some families rested and went to the POOL (I know, who does that at an OCEAN camp?), we went and did every scheduled adventure available to us and our family.

Our girls relaxed with some target practice. Thorin seemed to be a natural at that too....she is very athletic!

We went on a beautiful 2 hour hike and watched the waves below.

Sorenna made it to the TOP of the alpine tower (50 feet in the air!) and was so excited to tell us about the amazing view. The girls climbed trees waiting for a turn to climb. Cannon made it half way and we were just happy she tried!....it is a little scary up there when you look down.

Of course we did some hula photos

The big girls helped daddy build a gingerbread house (Cannon had to sit out because the icing had raw eggs, the decorations were peanuts and chocolate and it was just a mess) She ate candy canes and cheered! The bonfire was so fun and everyone sang and laughed....then we ate SMORES (Cannon had a SMA.....no chocolate!)

Then we did the GIANT SWING...it is a 35 foot drop and SUPER fun!...Cannon did it and had a blast. Everyone, even Robert did the swing! Robert and I actually got to do an obstacle course and this time I didn't get a HUGE bruise! We have no proof (YET), but we were working on getting some of the awesomwe photos from that adventure from the other campers.

After all the fun was over we were really sad to say goodbye to our favorite camp staff volunteer Paulo. He is from Brazil and he is a wonderful guy. All the kids love him and he has such a love for adventure and kids. They all cried (even Paulo) when we wished him the best on his return home. All the campers were sad to leave.

We had the best time. A chef made all the desserts, the kitchen staff made amazing food! We had set-up and clean-up of the tables, but everything else was done for us! We got to focus on family and fun. We did the obstacle course, the tower climb, 2 hikes, kite flying, gingerbread houses, game night, watched a movie (ELF) on a HUGE outdoor screen with the sounds of waves behind us, had a campfire with SMORES, did crafts (ornaments, family board, tiles and a coconut) and hung out with young volunteers from all over the world. Italy, Brazil, Canada, Japan, Mexico, ....and more.

The photos can never tell the story of what an awesome experience we had and the memories we talk about every night. It was a great Christmas.