Regan's End of the Year party in 4th Grade was a trip to Camp Don Lee in Arapahoe, NC. The trip was May 23 - May 25 which was the last week of school. I was able to chaperone on this trip and Tony stayed home with Riley and Reece. Regan had an amazing time and kept very busy with all kinds of educational fun. The first day, we drove down to Atlantic Beach and the children toured Ft. Macon, did an Ocean Study and a Marsh Study. Then, we took a ferry over to Camp Don Lee. We got settled into camp and had dinner. The meals at Camp Don Lee were rather nice for a camp. After dinner, the children enjoyed free play and then they had a hayride. The hayride was full of singing (or should I say screaming), happy kids and a lot of chaperones wishing we had earplugs. :) The second day, the children spent the entire day doing many activities. They went non-stop from 8:00 am - 10:00 pm. I went around to several of the activites and the adults did have a little free time away from the kids. My friend, Lori, and I went on a hot, 4 mile run during our break. The last day, the kids packed up and then went to a few more activities before heading out to the NC Pine Knoll Shores Aquarium. It was such a fun 3 days and I know Regan made many memories she will always cherish.
On the ferry to Camp Don Lee
Regan saning in the ocean for crabs, fish and jellyfish. The water was really rough that day so they made the kids stay at the edge and eventually called them in because too many kids were falling down into the water.
Regan was making me laugh with her big ole' boots on. She had them on for the marsh study and decided to leave them on during the ocean study.
Regan and some of her friends at Fort Macon.
At Fort Macon...
Regan and Hannah S. on the hayride.
Enjoying the beautiful morning on the Camp Don Lee pier.
Mommy and Regan at the pier
Our screened in porch at our cabin.
Here is our room...
The hallway of the cabin. Each cabin had 6 rooms and the bath house was separate from our cabin.
View of our cabin
The front of our cabin
Pretty view from our cabin of the Neuse River and worship area.
Another view from our cabin
Regan, Emmy and Hannah dissecting a fish.
Regan and Emmy holding the lens of the fish's eye.
River saning...
Regan showing off the Comb Jelly she caught. These are a type of jellyfish but do not sting. There were stinging jellyfish in the river as well and many kids were getting stung.
Pretty view of the Neuse River.
This was one of Regan's favorite classes, Herpatology, learning about snakes, frogs, lizards, and turtles. Regan is touching a baby turtle in this photo.
Regan holding a corn snake. She loves snakes!!!!
Regan with her friends, Anabelle and Hannah, about to learn about weather.
This pond was full of turtles.
This huge turtle came out of the water and the kids were fascinated.
Regan, Hope, and Katie in Arts and Crafts. They made T-shirts.
Regan and her friends at a campfire. They sang songs, heard stories and made smores.
The entire 4th Grade
Regan at the NC Pine Knoll Shores Aquarium
Feeding the kids to the alligator
Touching the stingrays
Regan the crab. She was a little crabby by the end of the trip. :)
Shark!!!!!
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