Adventure Camp

For Aubrey's birthday, Nana paid for her to go to adventure camp in June through Avid4 Adventure. It was a five-day camp that went from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and included lots of fun outdoor activities, including kayaking, hiking, canoeing, and biking. She had a blast! Luckily, the camp leaders took photos and uploaded them, so I have documentation.

The first day was kayaking. Aubrey had a rough time with it, apparently, and they let her ride in someone else's canoe after she had some sort of meltdown. That was unfortunate.

On the second day, they did bicycle riding. Aubrey had been having a difficult time riding, even with her training wheels, so I was worried. I was even more concerned because I knew they required bicycles without training wheels. But she did great! It was the highlight of the camp for her, I'd say. She got so much more confident. 

By the end of the second bicycling day (it was the only activity they did two different days), she was gliding along with her feet on the pedals.

Since then, we've tried to work on pedaling. She gets frustrated easily, as you can see at the end of this video. But she's getting there!

The third day was canoeing, which Aubrey liked much better than kayaking. Here she is before getting in her canoe! Cutie.

And here she is out on the water. I absolutely LOVE this picture of her.

On the last day, they hiked. Aubrey has grown up hiking with us, so we weren't surprised to hear that she was a total champ. I love the pictures her leaders got of her along the way!

In addition to all the big outdoor adventures, the kids also got to just spend time together playing and eating lunch. They even did a craft, in which Aubrey made a dragonfly out of paper and pipe cleaners. Man, she loved that thing. I wish I could remember what she named it! It lasted for a few weeks before getting destroyed and subsequently tossed.

Anyway, Aubrey loved camp and will hopefully have a chance to go back next year. They handed out awards at the end of the week, and Aubrey got the Bravery award. That's my girl!