Today the girls were pumped to be back at camp for the second week in a row.  To get them in the mindset of a counselor, we took them to finish their name badges at arts and crafts. The four came out wearing JCITs shirts that Gamzee had made for them all. We attempted to … Continue reading JCITs Week 2 Day1

Today was a beautiful morning a little humid but it didn't seem to bug the girls at all. There was a lot of swimming, archery, horse time (for the horse girls, of course), and field games. Girls did some arts and crafts as well. Lunch was the best!  TACOS! After lunch, it was a little … Continue reading Sunny Monday

It is time for session 2 at Camp Timbercrest and the campers are rolling in on a beautiful cloudy and rainy day. Campers settled in and played some name games as well as taking their swimming assessments before heading to flag. Campers that are in the horse programs weren't able to take their riding assessments … Continue reading Campers Return

Family weekend is a time for families, campers, and non-campers to come enjoy Camp Timbercrest.  It starts Friday evening around 8 p.m. and goes until Sunday morning at about 8:30 a.m. Activities are held all day Saturday for the families to join in and we also have a campfire that evening. Some of the activities … Continue reading Family Weekend

JCITs slept in (for a mere 10 minutes)! Feeling adequately rested, we ate breakfast and did our camp kaper. Then we had a bit of time to clean and pack our suitcases for our weekend away. We cheered on the rest of the camp during their brilliant Friday Follies (like a talent show) performances. Following … Continue reading JCITs Day 6

Today it is the last day of session 1 and it is time for the girls to head home. The day started out normal with flag and breakfast but then afterwards is when the fun started to happen. It was time to pack to go home and clean the unit for the next session. Then … Continue reading Last Day (Session 1)

Now this was a day that we have been waiting for all week! The sun is out and shining, no clouds in the sky. Well, maybe a couple, but the girls are just laying back and enjoying the sun. Archery, swimming, and boating were busier than normal as the girls wanted to be outside for … Continue reading Sunny Day!!

Today the JCITs kick started the day with some arts and crafts with Ginge. We painted name tags for ourselves, then we went kayaking and canoeing. We drew posters for each level of Girl Scouts during JCITs training. After lunch and me time we made a delicious Nutella, marshmallow, and peanut butter snack! We also … Continue reading JCITs Day 5

The JCITs were lulled to sleep by a bedtime story for "How to Do a Flag Ceremony" and awoke at 6:30 to take down camp. We finished dismantling ours tents in record time! After a brisk hike back to main camp, we did quite possibly the best flag ceremony Camp Timbercrest has ever seen! From … Continue reading JCITs Day 4

Finally, a day where everyone could enjoy a sunny, non-thunder-stormy day. Girls got to do archery and had a blast without being thunder stormed out. Campers seemed to be excited all day because the sun was shining and everyone wanted to be outside as much as possible. Today was mismatch day, where everyone could dress in … Continue reading Best Day So Far!