Groompa Camp - First Full Day

Groompa Camp got off to a bit of an inauspicious start with rain, wind, lightning, and thunder today.

Poor Millie! She's afraid of thunder, and she took refuge in the laundry room during the storm.

Not to be deterred by a little weather, JC, Trin, and I set off for breakfast at Mary Lou Donuts.

 We met Boompa, Uncle Curt, and Ian there.

 Such yummy donuts! After we ate, we took a box to Aunt Vanessa and got to see her office at TreeFrog Productions in downtown Lafayette.

Then we headed to the mall - with the lightning going on outside, the pools weren't open, so we had to figure out an indoor activity.

 Uncle Curt's help was invaluable.

 He helped JC find two new ties for church - on sale for only $15! A savings of $55!!

 Trin got two cards of earrings which were also on sale.

 Then JC found some World Cup socks with Brasil as the theme. Which was appropriate as we went back to the house for some lunch and watched the France/Nigeria match with Uncle Curt and Ian.

Extra fun since Uncle Curt served in the Salvador Brasil Mission, and one of the stadiums is in Salvador.

I took a brief nap after the game while JC and Trin read, and then we were back in action - a trip to the barn to visit the horses.

 Trin offers Diablo a sugar cube.

 Abbs accepts a carrot from JC.

As well as a pat on the nose.

It's a good thing we went out there - we discovered that Persuasion had figured out a way to duck under a temporary fence, and that she (and all the horses if they followed her) could be loose if they ducked under the other side of that fence! 

I had Trinity lure the horses away from the escape route, stationed JC at the other end to head off any horses who might decide to make a break for it, and then put a rope around Persuasion's neck and led her back to where she belonged.  I pulled together a couple of gates to keep the horses out of the area until Tim could fix the fence, and then gave him a call and let him know what had happened. Whew! (I could not have done that without the kids' help.)

Popcornpalooza was to be held after dinner, so we went to Marsh after the barn. JC and Trin each chose two ingredients to put into the popcorn, and then we went home and watched the second World Cup game, Germany versus Algeria.

Trinity helped me make lasagna and garlic bread, and Curt, Vanessa, and Ian came over for dinner and popcornpalooza.

After watching Despicable Me 2 with Curt and his family, they went home. JC and Trin showered, then after Trinity helped Lisa walk Millie one last time for the day, we watched a second movie (How to Train Your Dragon). (After all, popcornpalooza means you have to stay up until midnight!) And we made it - the kids went to bed at 12:15. 

Bet they sleep in tomorrow morning - I am sure I will!